Bruce knew this didn't need to be a very long or hard punishment. Dick was still a little boy, after all; he wouldn't risk overdoing it. The smacks were fairly light, just hard enough to sting, and he wouldn't go past his hand... yet. The boy hadn't done anything really naughty yet to call for it.
His heart hurt when he heard that little yelp, but he kept going to get it over with. Delaying this would do neither of them good after all.
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