"You talked about making bullies running away in terror." A flash of the anger is back, but. "Gotham rarely bothers to notice anything that does not make her fear. Plus, we don't have to be worried about the metaphysical aspects of it. We reap what we sow." Which is also a warning. Bats are always aware that the fear they cause is an enemy. They take it into account, so it never surprises them. Use it as a tool, with the inherent dangers of the tool becoming too powerful.

It's different for Lanterns, or at least that's what Damian sees.

But he does tilt his head to one side. "What did he say?"