I asked, nicely, for permission to observe the weapon in question. I was denied, not only by the girl but by her father. I reached out because I assumed it would have been what Grayson would do, had he been in a similar situation.

( he regrets asking now. it would have been a lot easier to take it if they hadn't had warning. damian puts the tea back into his mug, leaves the pot of water on and walks his way over to bruce and his work. )

Now Todd is conversing with the girl's father, as if my request itself was wholly unreasonable. I hadn't even threatened to remove it from her directly, I wanted to see if I could find a way to disable it.