Yeah. I know.

[ He kind of suspects, actually, if only because the few details Tim mentioned seem to match up to Jason's version of the world more than his.

But on another level, it almost doesn't matter. They're family, and they need him. Dick drags a hand down his face. ]

And Damian, he's- a boy. A child.

We had a relationship, where he's from. A bond. A few years is bad enough, but I missed out on... everything there.