Yes, it had been. If Jonas never had to see his predecessor's face frozen in a silent scream ever again...

"[They never gave me a straight answer,]" he said in a forced-casual tone. "[Joining the Young Avengers was ultimately a better choice anyway.]"

He had assumed that they were worried that Kang still had some degree of control over him, but they had never actually said anything. Just kept him locked up in Avengers' Tower until the other Young Avengers had shown up looking for help retrieving Teddy.