"Do you honestly think Jason will come to Bruce's birthday party?"
Dick glanced over at his younger brother. Tim was slouched in front of the Batcomputer, his gaze glued to one of the seven large flat-panel LED monitors. It was clear his mind was on something other than the complex chemical formula scrolling across the screen at warp speed. Dick didn't have to think long or hard about what — or in this particular case who — was currently on Tim's mind.
"I know that you and Jason have some bad blood betwe..."
"Bad blood?" Tim interjected with a snort. "He almost killed me, you and the little demon in his one man quest to wash the legacy of Batman in a maelstrom of malevolence and blood."
"I know," Dick began but Tim cut him off before he could say what he wanted.
"This is about a whole lot more than bruised feelings or bad blood." He glanced at Dick from the corner of his eye. "This is about family."
"And that is exactly why Raya is doing this," Dick said as gently as he could. "There's absolutely nothing more important to Raya than family. And right now, she sees her family is not the complete unit that she wants it to be. So, she's decided to do what she does best: fix it."
"I just don't like that she is going to confront Jason alone," Tim muttered in a dark and brooding tone that was eerily reminiscent of Bruce's. "What if he goes off the deep end again? He could hurt her, Dick."
"He won't hurt her," Dick assured him. "I promise you that."
"How can you be so sure of that?" Tim demanded. "Huh? What makes you so sure that he won't hurt Raya to get back at us?"
"Because." Dick's lips curved at the corners. "I made sure that a certain little birdie tailed her."
Tim glanced over at Dick, surprise widening his eyes.
"You have Damian following her?"
"I do, yes."
An echo of a smile curved Tim's lips.
"She's gonna be pissed when she finds out."
Dick's response was a shrug.
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