The wind kicks up briefly, rattling the fallen maple leaves and sending them scurrying past the gathered contingent of mourners.
With each word, Dick can't help but feel the passing becomes more final. With each fragile moment, the bond keeping Alfred Pennyworth tied to this earth becomes more tenuous.
Part of him knows it's time -- and that nobody deserves his rest more. Alfred did so much, and asked for little in return except their safety; despite the family's own insistence at putting itself in harm's way for others.
He no longer leads the Titans now -- that torch has passed onto the younger, more vital members of the team -- but retirement hasn't suited him well. Even now he still takes to the rooftops, unable to resist the adrenalin rush and the drive to do something good. To keep things safer for his daughter -- even if she's convinced she wants to take up her parents' vigilante profession. That's an argument for another day.
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Date: 2007-09-22 10:12 am (UTC)With each word, Dick can't help but feel the passing becomes more final. With each fragile moment, the bond keeping Alfred Pennyworth tied to this earth becomes more tenuous.
Part of him knows it's time -- and that nobody deserves his rest more. Alfred did so much, and asked for little in return except their safety; despite the family's own insistence at putting itself in harm's way for others.
He no longer leads the Titans now -- that torch has passed onto the younger, more vital members of the team -- but retirement hasn't suited him well. Even now he still takes to the rooftops, unable to resist the adrenalin rush and the drive to do something good. To keep things safer for his daughter -- even if she's convinced she wants to take up her parents' vigilante profession. That's an argument for another day.