“Him heap big little fighter,” Kernertok added.
“You said something,” Jack agreed.
The dwarf was still whining and now Bob went close to him and spoke kindly.
“We are not going to hurt you if you behave yourself.”
At the sound of his voice the dwarf glanced timidly up at him.
“Me crazy Dan: me no hurt nobody,” he whined.
“What would have happened to us if he had been in an angry mood?” Jack grinned as he heard the words.
“All right, Dan, suppose you stop whining and we’ll talk it over,” Bob said as he took hold of the dwarf’s shoulder and pulled him up to a sitting position. “There that’s better.”
“Who you?” the man asked.
“We’ll be your friends if you’ll let us.”