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The dining room falls silent as you step through the door. Candles flicker on the long mahogany table, casting moving shadows across faces you've only seen in old case files. Dick's fork clatters against his plate. "Why have you never been mentioned before?" he asks quietly, but his eyes say something else entirely. The others stare—Jason's jaw tight, Tim's fingers frozen mid-reach for coffee, Damian's scowl deepening. Bruce hasn't looked up from his untouched steak. The air feels thick, loaded with years of unspoken questions. What happened, you? Why now?