Things That Will Never Change

Thanos's words left everyone else present utterly silent.

Only after he had completely left

did Tony slowly speak: "Did you all hear that? He said he would take command, and he had no intention of discussing it with us."

"What can you do about it?" Loki crossed his arms, a mocking expression on his face. "You should have said that to his face if you wanted it to matter."

"So whose fault do you think this is? Isn't it because you were so easily beaten down?" Tony raised an eyebrow. He was not the sort of person who would let a provocation go unanswered.

Fury looked at the two of them and shook his head.

Unlike them,

Fury had remained silent because he also felt that it would be better for Thanos to take command.

Naturally, that did not mean they would obey Thanos completely. They would merely prioritize Thanos's opinions and his army. If they discovered that Thanos had some ulterior motive, they would make other plans.

That was why Fury spoke now.

"Since none of you raised any objections just now, let's leave things as they are for now. No matter what, Thanos is stronger than all of us. Whoever has the strength has the initiative. That is something that will never change."

"So this is the reality of a spymaster?" Tony seemed to turn the point of his words toward Fury again, but Fury said nothing. He merely looked at Tony with his one eye.

Then Tony had nothing to say either.

He fell silent for a moment.

He tossed the report he had prepared onto the table.

"Then let's leave it at that. I'll take care of my part. Hopefully, the result won't be too bad." With that, he also turned and left.

It had to