"Pro--what?" Max is too baffled by the first part to even think of responding.

But his expression does sober the more Hawkeye says. It's not like he can completely disagree. Erik's ego isn't really up for debate.

"I... I know you're not the only person who feels that way about him," Max answers timidly. "I get it. He's... not human. But you're wrong about that last part. He doesn't have a blatant disregard for human life. I'm proof of that because...he saved mine, and spent the last seven years of his life protecting me."