Of course Jason would react this way. He watched his brother withdraw into himself, cloaking hurt in annoyance and frustration as they were both forced to confront the very real possibility of a worst-case scenario. Yet Jason would think first and foremost about Ethiopia yet still consider how Bruce would feel when the tracker went offline. The push-and-pull between the two men he loved the most constantly twisted up inside him. He glanced at his husband's retreating form, took in that displeased expression, and gave a small sigh of his own.

"Take it easy. We can go talk to him together." There would be no punching under his watch. Turning back to Terry, he tipped his head and leaned in closer, keeping enough distance so he could pull away if he tried anything clever like a head-butt.

"You're a funny one, aren't you," he said flatly with an unamused tug on his mouth. Even the annoying quip served as further evidence of their leading theory. It would've truly gotten a laugh out of him, but this wasn't easy for him to deal with either. "

"How long has he been training you? Why'd he pick you up? Just answer the questions and we'll think about letting you keep the cowl on." Too bad that the kid's identity would probably be the first piece of information Jason could dig up.