Savant and Creote had retreated to a shadowed corner of the porch when the paramedics arrived, staying well out of the way. Savant watches now as the ambulance makes its cautious way back up the muddy access road. He's surprised that his father agreed to go to the hospital, but not very much so. Oracle's agents have the knack of persuasion ( Read more... )

Savant's memory for detail is not so remarkable that he could find his way to Durlin's cabin by recalling details of a trip that took place almost twenty years ago. Though he has not kept in contact with his father, Savant has kept an eye on the family properties over the years and has some idea of where they're going. Even so, between the storm ( Read more... )

As the Birds head towards Savant and Creote's apartment, Oracle begins her briefing, replaying them the audio log of the men's conversation just prior to their departure. She spares them her self-recrimination for not being more suspicious of Savant's profession of filial duty. The truth is, she admits to herself, I'm prone to think kindly of ( Read more... )

A gentle nudge to the shoulder wakes Savant from increasingly tangled and frustrating dreams. There's rain pounding down around their shelter and intermittent brightness against his closed lids. He aches much more than he believes he should. Savant grimaces and blinks awake ( Read more... )

Savant is not ordinarily a good companion to have on a drive of any appreciable length. He fiddles with the radio. He changes CDs halfway through, either from boredom or because he occasionally forgets that the music has not played through once already. He rambles on about whatever came to mind ( Read more... )

Savant steps out of the shower and wraps a towel around his waist, humming under his breath as he makes his way to his room. Since being assigned to live in this squalid little section of Gotham, he and Creote have learned to keep their showers to five minutes or less, otherwise water starts to seep out around the molding. He decides that he is ( Read more... )