[Barton looks back over at Thor, and his face and voice get strangely gentle. For all that Thor's a god, and powerful and knowledgeable beyond belief, there are moments where Barton can feel… big brotherly protective toward him.]

They were definitely once people. But they were already dead. What we're fighting isn't them anymore, and they can't be brought back. Just… y'know.

[Turns his eyes back to the corpse under his feet. The arrow he'd just pulled out of it, he sticks back in his quiver.]

Released.