He clearly has no objection to the touch, and even pats Riley's back gently, as if to soothe her further. Still, the two combatants have hardly settled and made up, so he coughs politely and says, "That's as may be, but there's no need to antagonize her, all right? Let's all speak plain and be civil."

He glances at Raphael, as if checking whether he has any insight into this little spat.