[Blink. Richard? ... It was never his intention to attack Effie or do anything like that, if anything him striking the dummy was just a way to help calm himself down. And maybe show her how it's done, too. Still, perhaps he went too far.

With a sigh, Caius leaves the sword on the ground again while he goes to lift the dummy back up.]

Look, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you. [...] But you can't say things like that, that children or anyone else is expendable.

[It honestly hits a little close to home and reminds him of Rommy in a way, seeing the Leymon as stepping stones that could die for all she cared.]