He was so like his father, but that wandering eye didn't make him less of a good man when the situation called for it. What defined the true value of the Stark men was generally anything but what they showed. She firmly believed that Howard had no idea just how good a man he was, contrary to his arrogant bragging.

"Of that I have no doubt." There were many different sorts of strength, someone like Colleen who worked till she dropped and still went in dead on her feet to the factory despite the men who were looking to take her job. Angie who had defended her and stood up to governmental agencies beyond her reckoning just to help a friend. Mr Jarvis who risked his life, not to mention the wrath of his dear wife, to ensure that the people he cared for were safe. Or a skinny, sickly man who wanted more than anything to give his life for his country. Strength was to be found in unlikely places. "I beg your pardon, when I last checked it was nineteen forty-five."