"Why would you not be allowed to hate the humans?" Osbert asked, almost taken aback but it was not as bad as it could have been.
"They have every right to hate me just as much as I have the right to hate them." Jel shrugged. "It is quite obvious at this point. After all, I am not as innocent as the legends would have made people believe me to be."
"What do you mean, Jel? I do not understand."
Jel looked at him with an almost sad look on his face, something almost regretful there. This time, Osbert is completely taken aback by Jel. Not once has he ever shown this expression to anyone, especially not to Osbert and the latter is very confused but he is not going to pry if it does not seem like Jel is in any mood to tell him anything.
"Well … I would like to keep this ugly, ugly side away from you, Osbert. I don't want you to think of me as someone who just lets their emotions get the better of them when something bad happens.