"I'm glad about that. I think they really oughta quit that shit. You're old enough and they're old enough that they shouldn't still be picking on you, especially not over something as stupid as I bet they're pickin' on you for."

He could be considered a hypocrite, if he wasn't working on mending that which he'd broken between Arthur and himself. All the same, if he's accused of hypocrisy, he wouldn't deny it at all.

"No one deserves to get picked on, and they won't be doin' it here if I got any say. I'll knock 'em flat." It's big talk, since he's seen William before and he's taller than Alfred at this point, but it really doesn't matter to the young American.