[ hook could have asked and ward might have answered truthfully — there seems little purpose in denying or concealing commonly known facts about the battle of new york (or about more recent events in london), and the involvement of both loki and thor is commonly known. there is plenty going on beneath the surface that the general public does not know about, and shield is working hard to keep it that way. those are things that ward wouldn't talk about even if pressed.
ward takes the offered hand and shakes it, his own shoulders going back a little further, a soldier standing to attention for all that ward is not a soldier and hook is not in his line of command, wouldn't be even if he were. ]
Grant Ward.
[ he could have used an alias, but there is no more information publicly available on grant ward than there is on dan filch. ( less, in fact. ) and hook doesn't seem hostile — which doesn't have to mean anything, but ward has to start somewhere. ]
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ward takes the offered hand and shakes it, his own shoulders going back a little further, a soldier standing to attention for all that ward is not a soldier and hook is not in his line of command, wouldn't be even if he were. ]
Grant Ward.
[ he could have used an alias, but there is no more information publicly available on grant ward than there is on dan filch. ( less, in fact. ) and hook doesn't seem hostile — which doesn't have to mean anything, but ward has to start somewhere. ]