I'm... I'm glad for that, too. It was a close thing, though.

[She tries to stop shaking quite so much, but it's only a few seconds before she gives it up as a lost cause.]

I am so scared right now, even if I know you're not going to hurt me again. But knowing you regret what happened... that helps, a little bit. Someday, I want us to be friends. That someday is not today, and I think it's best I left before I say or do something I'm going to regret later.

[Rikka takes a slight step backwards, never taking her eyes off Gaius. She hates what this has done to her, but she hates that she can't forgive him for it even more.