[Damian spends the first few moments biting off a comment about time management. Because he learned time management pushing to emulate this man. And even if he has done well catching up to him, it's Father saying that's not good enough.

He has to work through that to even register the implication of importance. The implication that Damian Wayne might possibly be among the people important to Bruce Wayne. Of course, it's phrased to suggest more that Father is important to him, which is a fact. But a tiny part of Damian latches on the potential possibility of reciprocation and refuses to let go. The surge of... something that results from it is... very unexpected. And Damian's not even sure what a precise name for it would be. Or that he should allow himself to acknowledge and accept it.

But it's there, and so is Father's hand on his shoulder. Like that one time before he broke the rule. Before he turned into a disappointment. Into a threat, sent to bring Bruce Wayne down, as the stupid zombie clone had said. The hand is on his shoulder again, and it's... it unclenches something in him, a little bit. Something wound too tight, but, what isn't?

He takes a slow breath, and looks up.]

I am still learning about using time for something that is not training or... test of some sort or another. [Patrol counts as test.] And about having more than two people who are important.

[Eyes ahead of him again.] And about not considering one of those two people important, anymore.

But I'm... willing to learn.

[That part is new. It's also easier to accept when it's father saying he should do it.]