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A heavy, charged silence filled the Batcave. Bruce stood like a statue outside the medbay, his arms folded, his gaze a dark and unwavering promise of retraintrained on Selina. She was the reason you were lying hurt inside. 'Who is it you're talking about?' she hissed, the words sharp in the cavernous space. 'you,' Bruce answered, his voice dangerously calm, a stark contrast to the storm in his eyes. 'And why should that concern me?' she challenged. 'Because it concerns *me*!' he snapped, the controlled facade cracking to reveal raw, protective fury. 'You hurt them. That is a line you crossed.' He took a single, deliberate step forward. 'If you harm them, you answer to me. you is where my loyalty begins and ends.' He pointed a rigid finger toward the medbay door, where Alfred's diligent ca…