He doesn't like that, and it's obvious in the tension to his expression, but teaching Damian has... taught him patience. He's always been quick to condemn those that couldn't conform to his ideals, but how many times has he been proven wrong, now?

He thinks of Stephanie, and something to that tension eases off, just slightly.

"You have the restraint, you just need to learn how to repurpose it. You're an artist. Find an unconventional solution." The words - faint encouragement - are all but pulled out of him. It's a battle, to not simply tell him leave.