Sucking in his lower lip, Oswald manages to stifle a chuckle without putting too much effort behind it. He can absolutely picture Zsasz announcing something to that effect as he nods a little more vigorously in agreement.

"He's not wrong!"

The shift in Ed's presence is palpable, like the air changing from hot to cold. It brings Oswald's gaze to him from the corner of his sharp eyes, watching all the subtle and obvious changes between Ed and the Riddler, so many of which would just completely escape the notice of most people.

He knows, in the abstract, that the assessment is correct, but the way Oswald pushes his tongue into his cheek and juts his chin out suggests he has some real trouble with making those concessions.

"So... Even you are wary of them here."