"You're alive. Do something. The directive in life, the moral imperative was so uncomplicated. It could be expressed in single words, not complete sentences. It sounded like this: Look. Listen. Choose. Act." – Barbara Hall
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Hawkeye felt the bullet pierce her skin, going through her body, destroying everything like fire. She knew her time had come, that these were her last moments in life. She knew it before she fell to the pavement, before blood blossomed out of her wound, before the bullet had even pierced her skin. She knew it when she saw someone aiming their gun at Mustang. Why? Because she took an oath; to always protect him. This