[Charles honestly doesn't really have an answer for him. He has no idea what he'd do if Sebastian Shaw ever showed up on board, and the idea that he might honestly kind of scares him. Aside from the fact that the Admiral might think he was worthy of redemption - and Charles had plenty of borrowed memories that proved unequivocally that he wasn't - Charles had no idea how Erik would ever cope with him being just down the hallway from him, and there was a part of him that knew if it came down to it, he'd hurt Shaw to keep him away from Erik, from Jean and Wanda, and he doubted another warden could talk him out of it.

But he didn't have to worry about that right now, and it was easy to step back and tell them what to do because of it. He didn't need to worry about the same choices being given to him yet.]

You cope because you don't have another choice. If you attack Loki without provocation, and even if he does goad you into it, there's a chance the Admiral will decide you're not fit to be a warden, and you'll be trapped here just like he is, and whatever bargain you've put on hold will be forfeit until you redeem yourself. Loki isn't going to go anywhere for a long time, so your choices are to stay and learn to live with that fact, or leave.

[And his voice softens a little, because well. He really does get it, he's also just tired of watching Tony self destruct and seeing people enable him.] I understand that Agent Coulson was important to all of you, but killing Loki or antagonizing him won't bring him back.