Taako barks out a laugh at the leech comment. "That's exactly what he is," he says and throws an arm around Angus's shoulders to give him a squeeze. "You catch on quick. I'll get this leech off your back so you can go on your way."

Arm still slung over Angus's shoulder, he turns them back towards the boy's house but they're barely two feet away before he stops. "Hey!" he calls out to the man. "Yo, thug! Let me get your name."