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    Bruce hugged his brother Thomas. "I'll be okay," Bruce whispered, though his voice sounded hollow.

    "That man murdered Mom and Dad!" Thomas shouted, his face flushed with rage and grief. "What's he going to do to you?"

    "Nothing. Don't cry," Bruce replied, trying to compose himself. He turned to Alfred and hugged him. The old man looked at him with eyes full of sorrow. "You've grown so much, young Bruce," Alfred whispered. "I only wish for you a happy marriage and a home full of children."

    "How can you be happy with a psychopath? After killing our parents, he dragged their bodies all over Gotham," Thomas spat, his anger barely masking his terror. "Don't go, Bruce! You can escape."

    Bruce sighed, a sigh heavy with the weight of a crumbling kingdom. “Gotham has no money, there’s no food, people are dying of smallpox, and the criminals are worse. If I marry him, the Empire will send help. Besides, our uncle has already decided; it’s for the best.”

    “I don’t want her! I don’t want her help!” Thomas shouted.

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