[ Old habits die hard. Tim would've told himself that before his palace cleared, when he was still stuck in his ways of keeping secrets from those he cared about. He distinctly remembers Stephanie seeking him out to understand what the hell was going on with him, back when he was wandering the earth searching for answers to the mystery of Bruce's fate. The misery of such a state is behind him. Keeping people in the dark, especially among his network of heroes... is unconscionable.

There may come a day when he needs them. All of them. And they have to trust him. ]

It's not so much a secret as it is... too tentative. I just don't wanna make promises I can't keep.

[ He doesn't doubt Zatanna would be willing to help. He just knows that entering the world of magic comes with a set of challenges he's not fully apprised of. What he wants, before proceeding further, is to have as much information ready for Ann as she may need. Quite the opposite of leaving her in the dark, though currently he leaves her suspended in wait. ]

Look, I'm just thinking ahead for the future. You know how I am about fancy and elaborate plans.

[ He knows it's a tendency, and hell-- they were literally just talking about one such plan. But at least all this self-satirizing is his attitude about it compared to, say, a whole bunch of other self-proclaimed master planners out there in the superhero cosmos. ]

I might need to know every detail of what you can do. To inform my expectations.

Not for the express purpose of strategizing a way for me to come out on top. No siree!