But at the same time, Batman, putting himself in Schiller's position, understood that repeatedly stressing, "What you're doing is wrong, this won't work," or "You have to do this and that," was useless for someone trapped in that kind of mindset.
Their paranoia had become terminal. No matter who offered them advice, they would think there was a trap hidden behind it. Batman had once thought the same way.
He would seek advice from many people, such as Gordon, Harvey, and Schiller, but he would never completely trust what they told him. After considering everything and weighing it over and over, he would instead analyze their personalities based on how they gave their advice and what that advice contained, guarding against traps that did not exist within it.
It sounded like repaying kindness with hostility, but in that state, it was more like compulsive behavior. At the time, Batman could not control himself. He could not stop himself from thinking about those questions. Plan after plan, contingency after contingency, kept circling through his mind.
Of course Batman wanted to save Zatanna. Even if they were no longer lovers, they were still friends—old friends, at that. He did not want to see Zatanna embark on such a self-destructive path.
Just like Schiller, Batman did not want there to be one more madman in this world wearing a straitjacket and sitting in a chair watching the moon.
Since forceful persuasion and advice were useless, Batman did not intend to urge Zatanna to go back like Constantine had. Instead, he said, "If you have another way, you can try it. But I believe you've already realized that Professor Schiller isn't an ordinary person."
"Constantine and I once saw the full extent of the High Tower of the Mind. It was a grand structure