[The anger surprises her, but what's more of a surprise is the defensiveness that rises up in response.]
He's a good kid.
[There's something like a warning in it, the implication that if Helena directs any of that anger towards Dick, they'll have problems. Nevermind that she's a little bit terrified of the Huntress, still, and that she's simultaneously relieved to have someone reliable here; Steph will throw all that out the window if Helena is mean to Dick for one second.
Also:] I'm not on the hook.
[If she doesn't want to talk about details of her personal life, Helena can't make her.]
no subject
He's a good kid.
[There's something like a warning in it, the implication that if Helena directs any of that anger towards Dick, they'll have problems. Nevermind that she's a little bit terrified of the Huntress, still, and that she's simultaneously relieved to have someone reliable here; Steph will throw all that out the window if Helena is mean to Dick for one second.
Also:] I'm not on the hook.
[If she doesn't want to talk about details of her personal life, Helena can't make her.]