[ They were Clark's friends, not his. He'd lost his parents once. Been left alone with only strangers until he'd found Bruce. How would it have felt to lose him as Robin? To be left untethered to anything but a secret that wasn't entirely his to control? ]

...Right. [ His sigh is a little pained. ]

If it would help... I can do a little digging. So you can figure out whether... whether any of them are people you might want to get to know. [ Better to leave it an open question. ]

You'll be safe, Jon. [ Because Dick will die before he leaves him here unprotected. ]