[Damian thinks and rethinks the new data while he's working. He understands that it changes the overall situation, he does. But, at the same time... it doesn't change it at all.]

[In the end, he settles across the table, serving the tea, his hands steady.]

[His voice is steady, too, and the anger is... very faint. This is a more informative discussion than he's had with most people, and it is important, even if he's not yet able to fathom how, in all its details.]


She still used the technology she put inside my body to keep me operational to hijack my body. And she still disowned me.

[This is the woman that we get to deal with, now. Damian isn't sure Mother wants to go back, whether or not she is capable. Father is her Detective, her Beloved. Damian... is an enemy.]

[Understanding is always important. Sympathy might be lethal.]