[He shook his head. Frowning in deep thought. Simultaneously trying to suppress rising memories and see through the haze of fog still clouding that moment.]
No. Detective Gordon wasn't there. Not until after. Just in time for him and Alfred to see what I did.
[It had been just him and Ra's. The soft glow of light illuminating their faces amidst surrounding shadows. Ra's voice. Light and in control. Speaking of...of disappearing. Of Bruce growing up in the light. Living a life happy and free. Becoming a husband and a father. Only...]
He threatened my family. The one...the one I could have. Some day. If he were to have left me alone. Leave until I spent long enough forgetting about him that I wouldn't be ready. And I was filled with so much hate. I hated him. I wanted him to die....
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No. Detective Gordon wasn't there. Not until after. Just in time for him and Alfred to see what I did.
[It had been just him and Ra's. The soft glow of light illuminating their faces amidst surrounding shadows. Ra's voice. Light and in control. Speaking of...of disappearing. Of Bruce growing up in the light. Living a life happy and free. Becoming a husband and a father. Only...]
He threatened my family. The one...the one I could have. Some day. If he were to have left me alone. Leave until I spent long enough forgetting about him that I wouldn't be ready. And I was filled with so much hate. I hated him. I wanted him to die....
So I killed him.