Riddler stood his ground, shifting the cane only so he could grab it with both hands, holding it as a buffer between them.

"It was enough, it was all you needed. I knew you wouldn't, that's why I left it! You would have been idiots if I'd been more clear!"

Riddler wasn't entirely sure what he was saying already. He jerked his head sharply and tried a sidestep; he could feel the space that led off the building behind him and instinctively preferred to have a wall at his back than nothing.