[ Tim’s head snaps up at the change in tone, and he considers Red Hood for quite a long time. How he’s acted, the amount of tolerance he’s shown Tim, the almost brotherly relationship. They will never best friends, but Tim has several.

When Tim replies, he’s calm and measured. ]

You’re not going to try to kill me. I don’t know what I’m going to do in a world where I can say that from the start, so how can you know what I’ll do?