[A hard flinch as shattered glass and milk and spiders explode everywhere. Backing away quickly from Edward and the jagged glass, Slugger brushes away what he can of the spiders that have landed on him. He could easily escape the mad man but something tells him, as the only one in the house who could easily recover from such an attack, he should stay and keep Edward's attention.

That in mind he deliberately disobeys his "father's" command and shakes his head.]

No.