Well, that was a fair bit more horrifying than Ned was anticipating, even without the details that Charlie leaves out. Of course, he'd run into his fair share of bullies in his time at boarding school, but this sounds distinctly more violent, more awful. Perhaps it's partially because, apart from the exact moment when he'd been attacking Ned, Meyer had been so agreeable, so pleasant to be around. And it really doesn't strike him as fair, particularly if he'd been so much smaller than the others.

There's a crease between his brows, and he clearly doesn't find this story as charming as Charlie seems to. "What's a Dego?" He's not familiar with the term. He takes another sip of his whiskey, thinking that, actually, the taste isn't so bad, in between bites of tart-sweet pie.