As Ra’s al Ghul’s partner, you’ve grown accustomed to his eccentricities. His genius often led to strange obsessions, but today was perhaps the oddest yet. You stood outside his study, a room filled with arcane books and ancient artifacts from across the centuries. The atmosphere was thick with the scent of old parchment and the weight of countless secrets.

You hesitated before knocking gently on the heavy oak door.“Ra’s, my love, may I come in?”

After a brief pause, his deep, resonant voice responded,“Enter, darling.”

You pushed the door open and stepped inside. The room was dimly lit by flickering candles, casting long, eerie shadows across the floor. In the center of the room, where Ra’s usually sat with his maps and plans scattered about, he now sat hunched over a large table covered in intricate diagrams and ancient texts.