White Knight-Batman SI (Bruce x Rachel)(OC x Selina Kyle)

Part 30

Chapter 30

ALFRED PENNYWORTH

The Wayne family had been under much turmoil since the return of Master Bruce, though he didn't believe him to be the cause of it all. It was just circumstances.

He had thought it all ended after Master Thomas had woken up in the hospital. The time he had been in the coma had been tumultuous; for a while, it didn't feel as such, but only in his absence did it become clear how Master Thomas was at the center of nearly everything.

Even now, as the garden of Wayne Manor entertained a small gathering, it wasn't much; it was only old friends and families, and some new ones, he thought as he glanced towards Miss Katherine Spencer.

An accomplished lawyer he had heard and a not-so-simple person he had guessed as she sat alongside Miss Dawes as both ladies whispered conspiratorially to each other. From what he had managed to glean, the older woman was somewhat of a role model for Miss Dawes, not that she herself was any less impressive.

For her little sister, Miss Kyle Senior had found the gathering too boring and had already left to go to a friend's house. She sat alongside Master Thomas as the lovebirds remained attached at the hip, with Master Bruce still yet to arrive.

It was a small affair, unlike what the manor would host when the young Masters were yet to grace the world, but still a rather lovely one and a much-needed improvement on the dreariness that had overtaken the home when the young Master was in the Hospital.

He approached the young Master, handing him his glass as Miss Kyle slid away from his lap.

"You seem rather spry for someone who has just been to jail," he added. The young Master smirked as he took his drink from him, a simple negroni, his drink of choice on special occasions.

"Ahh, I am, and it's all thanks to my dear friend here," he answered as he pointed towards Miss Spencer, who rolled her eyes.

"He was there for less than an hour, don't make him into a hero for this," she said, and he saw Miss Rachel shift nervously a bit at that.

"And it was a second too long," Miss Kyle suddenly added from the side as she wrapped her arm around Master Thomas.

"He is innocent, and yet they had the audacity to arrest him over a damned video," she snarled in rage, and Miss Spencer nodded.

"Indeed, the attorney was being heavy-handed. The video needs to undergo a forensic to verify its voracity. He made a mistake when he overreached, and he will suffer for it if he decides to take this to trial," she added, and Miss Dawes cut in.

"I might resign if he does," she added, and Miss Spencer cut rather quickly as she shook her head at Miss Dawes.

"Why should you? Just recluse yourself, and that will be enough."

"Yeah, she is right. There is no need to jeopardize your career over this. It will all blow over soon," added Master Thomas.

"But what of the media? They will make a scandal out of this. The whole city knows about us..." Miss Dawes said, sounding worried, but her words were cut short as Master Thomas chimed in.

"I will handle the media, as I have done so for all these years. There is no need to worry," he waved away her concern as he sipped his drink, and Miss Dawes smiled.

"A month ago, this city sang praises of him and called him an angel for what he had done to save them. And now they arrest him, and for what..." began Miss Kyle as they looked towards young Master.