Naila al-Kimyai is the Demon's (head) wrote in rooms,
Library: Ra's and Iris
[Fear was something that he knew well. He'd seen it many times during the course of his life. On his mother's face, before she died. On his first wife's face before she was killed. On a thousand other faces, in the eyes of newscaster's when he had released his plague in Gotham and he knew, now, that he was seeing in Colombe's eyes, written across her china delicate features.
But why? She was one of the few that he hadn't worked to inspire fear in, done quite the opposite really, so why was he seeing it now?
The journal. She'd been writing in the journal. Who had she been writing to? Who? He stepped forward, hands at his sides, fingers splayed and palms facing her.] Iris. [He tried again. Everything was not well, but he didn't know what had caused such a change in her.
Not yet, at least.] What happened on the journals today? [Calm, cool, collected, a step forward, the move carefully, deliberately slow. Touch calmed his little Colombe, but she looked as though she might jump across the room if anyone came too close, too fast.
If someone upset her - he might have to consider taking the book away, but he hoped he wouldn't have to.]