If he had to trade himself, there must not have been a way to. Not right then. But he can't bring himself to say it. He-- Dick-- knows what it's like to have to live with someone you care about who's so close but not really there. (His uncle was alive, but not really there. Not anymore.)
"He's your dad. He's going to protect you, no matter what I say. It's what dads do."
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If he had to trade himself, there must not have been a way to. Not right then. But he can't bring himself to say it. He-- Dick-- knows what it's like to have to live with someone you care about who's so close but not really there. (His uncle was alive, but not really there. Not anymore.)
"He's your dad. He's going to protect you, no matter what I say. It's what dads do."