[And all he can think of is staying by her side as she died. Her death was a cheap token that Leslie used against him, to teach him a lesson.
He's never forgiven her for that. He still goes to her when he needs a bullet pulled out or a wound stitched up, but he's never forgiven her for calling attention to something he already knows more intimately than she could ever hope to understand.
That this is his fault. That he created the Joker, that everyone he's ever killed is on his head. That in a way he created Dent, had a hand with Isley and Crane-- everyone. And that he has to keep fighting now just to hold back the floodgates that he himself opened.
The first time he met Shiva, she was with an old man who told him a parable that related to his life. He thought then that it applied to Talia. Now he knows better.
He releases her after a long moment, and turns back into the kitchen.]
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He's never forgiven her for that. He still goes to her when he needs a bullet pulled out or a wound stitched up, but he's never forgiven her for calling attention to something he already knows more intimately than she could ever hope to understand.
That this is his fault. That he created the Joker, that everyone he's ever killed is on his head. That in a way he created Dent, had a hand with Isley and Crane-- everyone. And that he has to keep fighting now just to hold back the floodgates that he himself opened.
The first time he met Shiva, she was with an old man who told him a parable that related to his life. He thought then that it applied to Talia. Now he knows better.
He releases her after a long moment, and turns back into the kitchen.]
Don't.
[Don't apologize. Don't try to set things right.]
That was my failure.
[He should have trusted her.]