Chapter 159: Getting To Know The Dwarves Part 10

***ALEX'S POV***

"What did you just say?" I looked up at the sound of the voice, but I already knew who it was. It was Doc. He had called out in a worried tone of voice. I might have thought that it was angry if I hadn't been trying to listen to the tones of voices lately. I was trying to train myself to understand what people were feeling just based on how they sounded when they spoke. And it seemed to be working as well, since I was able to differentiate at this exact moment.

"Hello Doc." I nodded at him. "What is that matter? Did something happen? You sound worried."

"Worried is an understatement." He was eyeing me suspiciously. "What are you talking about?"

"I was just talking to Grumpy, that is all." He motioned to the man that was in front of me.

"And what exactly were you talking about? Why would you ask about someone stopping the boss? How did you get on that topic?"