There was a certain kinship they all held, even when they were not working together (and just how they could all stand to work together at times even puzzled him). Honor among thieves, he mused, or perhaps more, something that ran beneath their skin and tied their hearts together - something that Batman would never understand.
And as much as he fought to be the king of Gotham, the Prince of Puzzlers couldn't help but be glad that there were others to help catch him when he fell from his throne.