... Well. Like you said. If he doesn't approve of me, then that's his problem.

[ He's not entirely sure that he believes what he's saying — it feels almost like sacrilege — but Wally was right. He'd done things without Bruce's permission or approval before. He can live without it, if he has to.

Anyway, he's tired of fighting it. ]

Who knows? Maybe he'll think admitting I made a mistake is mature.