"I found Lois, but these people went and lost Superman again. They really do nothing but hold us back."
Damian crossed his arms and lifted his chin as he spoke to Su Ming. He looked a little proud, but also somewhat troubled.
"Good job." Su Ming ruffled Damian's hair and smiled after removing his mask. "But after this, you should understand where your weakness lies. Whether or not allies are handling other matters, you need to have a backup plan yourself. Once an ally fails, you should immediately know how to make up for it."
Just as Deathstroke withdrew his black hand, Diana reached out to tidy Damian's hair and gave him an encouraging pat. "He's still a child. Don't be so strict."
"That depends on whose child he is."
Su Ming patted her shoulder and pointed toward the door farther down the corridor, telling her to go join the others first. At the moment, she held the highest authority within the Justice League.
The corridor lights were rather dim, and all he could see was Diana's artifacts gleaming over her body. After thinking it over, she nodded and headed for the warehouse.
She felt that made sense. Damian was Batman's son, after all, so there was nothing wrong with him developing in that direction. She nodded again and hurried off to see how things were going.
Yet Damian took those words in an entirely different sense. Seeing Diana's reaction only made him more certain.
As expected, Wonder Woman knows too. I really am Deathstroke's child.
Damian wildly added drama in his head, but his face remained a poker face. This was not the place to talk about such things.
His eyes narrowed slightly behind his black mask. "I understand. Then do you have a contingency plan?"
"Starman's failure was