Bane actually rather liked having that reputation, it made dealing with new beasts and new co-workers alike easier, and now seemed to be no exception to that.

He crouched then, bringing himself to eye-level with Blake, still silent for the time being, mostly just gauging the reaction he got. He'd found early on that the silence, or at least speechlessness and only quiet sounds, wore on them the most quickly, especially the ones who still had some memory of Before.