[ If Bruce knows that she's disappointed he doesn't show it. Instead he checks her over to make sure none of his traps have caused her any harm. The thin light from the candle reaches them well in this part of the clearing, and his eyes have finished readapting to the light by the time he speaks. ]

I didn't understand before. I was taught how to care for myself, to disappear as though part of the darkest shadow, to use my surroundings, my mind, as well as my body. But I was also taught how to fight; eye to eye, fist to fist, blade to blade.

Most importantly I learned to use distraction to build an advantage. That's what you are, isn't it? You're the distraction--you're the flash pellet. ...When I had become too slow to move too quickly enough to not be seen.