Chapter 7
Standing outside the window to Dick's room, the dark shadow of a man looks through the window. Wanting to get closer to the young man within, Batman knows that he can't enter the hospital without drawing attention to himself and his ward.
Alfred said his heart stopped. The thought quietly slips through his mind. Shaking, Batman realizes just how close he came to losing the boy today. Joker. Two-Face. Riddler. I always knew that death could happen by one of their hands. But a simple car accident? No! It can't end like this!
Glancing once more through the window, Batman leaves the ledge and joins the city for the night. Helpless to protect his ward, he would take his frustration out on the city and the criminals that dared to dwell within Gotham.
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Opening the door, Barbara Gordan watches as the dark shadow leaps from the ledge outside Dick's window. Walking over to the window, she stares out and sees the dark shape swinging away.