[ He laughs and laughs, his annoyance already forgotten. After all, she's in the water now, and that's what matters! ]

Hehe. Right, right! I remember. Well, it sounds like you want me to start from the beginning. Ah, it's the first time a princess has been so interested in me! I'm getting kinda nervous! I'm no Shakes or Scheherazade, so cut me some slack, okay?

[ Without warning, he wraps an arm around her shoulder and gestures toward the horizon. ]

It all started when my parents died in an alleyway in Gotham City...