Menace
The nerve of her!
Who does she think she think is?!
Striking the grandson of Ra's al Ghul!
He could kill her hundred times before she hit the ground.
It's been weeks since he's encountered the little girl...
Josephine Kerr...
Spindly little brat!
She's in league with Victor Zsasz or some other villain in Gotham.
"Dame," said Grayson during one of their sparring sessions, "let it go!"
"I should let her go off the roof of a building."
"It was a cheap shot." Grayson said as he dodged a punch. "She didn't defeat you! And she likely did it to get you off her."
"I don't care!" Robin replied as he blocked a punch. "She's insulted my honor."
It doesn't matter if it was a cheap shot, or a defense mechanism.
She'd bested him.
"Forget about Josephine Kerr." His father ordered.
"She might know something about where Zsasz is!"
"I sincerely doubt it. Didn't your friend say she's a stranger in Gotham."
"Well, maybe she's a victim."
In reality, he hated the idea of Zsasz picking her off before he could get to her.
"Colin said he hasn't seen her in awhile, maybe she's not at the orphanage anymore."
His father looked away, maybe he was wearing down.
Maybe he could talk him into tracking her down.
"Maybe she got lucky and was adopted." His father growled.
"Or maybe she's dead!" Robin countered. "She could be floating face down in the harbor right now!"
"Or she could be in league with Victor Zsasz." He retorted, glancing at the boy. "Luring children to their to demise. That's why you want to fight her, right?"
"I didn't say-"
"But that's why you want to find her, right?"
"No, I just want to-"
"Restore your broken pride!"
"If I was Grayson or Drake we wouldn't be having this conversation!"
It was true!
If one of his favorites were asking this there would be no questioning of their judgment.
"Because Dick and Tim would've let it go!"
"Why can't you just trust me?"
"Because you haven't given much reason to!"
That stung more than Damien thought it would
"Because I'm not afraid to do what needs to be done to your repeat offenders!"
"Josephine Kerr is not a repeat offender! She's an eight year old girl!"
He didn't understand...
He couldn't understand...
Damien had to find her!
He had to find Josephine Kerr and he have to defeat her!