A triumphant snarl worked up from his throat and past his teeth, and Edward would find himself quite unable to catch up with the mess Aaron was making to make sure he couldn't be followed, either by his irate pursuant or any good Samaritan hoping to put an end to it.

His own answering "NO" would be lost to the wind rushing through the alleyways, and before long he'd well and truly put a generous amount of distance between himself and Riddler.

Safe. Kind of.