Yes, I take your meaning quite plainly. Yet is not that the thought is not appreciated, you see, however clumsily worded that was. Nor your desire for a challenge. I have never been known for being capricious, or cruel. I would not demand something you could not do, just for the sport of it.

So I will say this to you: prove yourself worthy of me, and I will consider you fairly. You don't strike me as a foolish man, Jason Todd. If you care to try, I do not think it unlikely that you will find some way. In the meantime, we shall continue as we are. You did me a service, and you are not unpleasant company. Whatever happens, I will not dismiss you completely. Are these terms acceptable to you?