Argh. He didn't want to hear the hurt and rejection in Steph's voice, and he certainly didn't want to be the cause of it. He had heard it enough in his lifetime to never want to hear it again.

And he didn't want to hurt her, but he couldn't blow his cover as Emily. Not only would it be failure, but also immensely embarassing.

"I'm not Bound, if that's what you mean," she said in a softer tone, but still nothing close to polite. "And I'm from Gotham, at a formal function."