Edward sneered in anger at Bram and held up his hands as if getting ready to push the boy down. "Can' arrest me for nothin, ya dunce! An' I wouldn' be talkin to me about being tak'n ta jail. At least no one in my family's been 'ung!"

He didn't get a chance to reply to Elijah as he immediately realized that was the wrong thing to say. The man's face was in shock as he grabbed Bram's shoulders. He glared at them and immediately took off to head back towards town.