Coulson had no idea why Thor had suddenly brought up Kraft out of nowhere.
He knew perfectly well that, thanks to his superior's efforts, Thor's opinion of Kraft was far from favorable.
Had Thor been putting on an act for them back then? Were the two actually on pretty good terms?
Although Coulson grew suspicious of Thor, he showed none of it. Earth was facing a matter of life and death now, after all. S.H.I.E.L.D.'s petty schemes back then were irrelevant details that no longer mattered.
"We've actually already obtained technical support from Kraft through S.P.E.A.R., but it's still nowhere near enough to deal with Thanos. That's why Asgard's strength is indispensable."
"Are you serious?"
Thor looked at Coulson in astonishment when he heard that.
Coulson: ???
Having no idea what had surprised Thor, Coulson stared blankly back at him for a moment before gradually catching on.
There was a clear discrepancy in their understanding of Kraft.
"You think... Kraft could be the main force holding off Thanos's invasion? Could you tell me why?"
As a seasoned veteran who had spent years navigating the world of espionage, Coulson immediately fell back on his professional habits and began fishing for information from Thor.
Thor, meanwhile, was a straightforward meathead without much guile. He hadn't told S.H.I.E.L.D. or the Avengers about Kraft partly because they had just arrived on Earth and were busy settling their people, and partly because he found it a little embarrassing and didn't want to bring Kraft up himself.
So Thor had only given S.H.I.E.L.D. a brief account of the prophecy of Ragnarok, without going into the details. S.H.I.E.L.D. had noticed his reluctance but assumed he didn't want to discuss it because of his father's death, so they hadn't pressed him.
As a result, Kraft's involvement had slipped