He couldn't go into the details under Brandon's security clearance, but the truth was, they had paid a high price in more ways than one. S.H.I.E.L.D. funding only went so far without someone noticing, and while Coulson might have been able to cook the books and hide this transaction, it would have been a temporary solution and the fallout wasn't worth the time it bought. So the Council had been informed, had agreed to the funding, but as far as they were concerned they were buying a weapon that would be put to use.

Fury would never put the Winter Soldier into action, but if S.H.I.E.L.D. wouldn't use him, S.W.O.R.D. was more than happy to oblige. And that was dangerous not just because of what the Winter Soldier was, but because of the precedent it set for organizations like theirs. It couldn't be allowed to happen.

Asking Young to do this was still overstepping boundaries, but Coulson hadn't been bluffing: they had no other choices. Maybe they could find another psychic to do this, but Young was smart, careful, capable... and trustworthy. It was a rarer combination than one might think.

"I'll take care of it," He promised. Though he'd made a long habit of not promising anything without details and occasionally contracts... this was different.

"We need this done, and we need it done right. What do you need?"