Osbert looked at the tiny child below him as Tory sucked in a breath and kicked the man in the knees. The highest place he could reach.
The confused man tilted his head to the side, even more, confused than before as Jel burst into laughter.
"What the hell??" He laughed so hard he had to put Hadley down otherwise he would drop her. Looking at the flustered boy, he said, "I didn't think that was what you meant by your previous sentence."
"What did he say?" Osbert asked, looking at Jel who was having a problem standing up from the fit of laughter that consumed him.
"He just … said that he … he wanted to talk to you." Jel managed to say out, wiping the tears from his eyes. "Ok, I am alright now."
"You wanted to talk with me? About what?" Osbert asked, pointing to himself as he looked at the boy. "Are you … mad, perhaps?"