Ren, prepared for anything, found himself taken by surprise at Velvet's outburst, much as CRDL had been. He wouldn't consider it his fault though, since Velvet had never shown any sign of being this firm or resistant, especially when CRDL was involved. But he wouldn't complain though, as it sent them to flight, leaving him alone with the girl.

He watched then as she dropped to her knees, practically shaking in the aftermath, which he could understand. It had probably taken all of her nerve and courage to do that. But doing it was a good thing, though there was the concern that Cardin and his team would merely escalate things now that they had been rebuffed once. 

"It's fine," he replied calmly, glancing towards the cafeteria as he stood in place, watching her in the process. "I don't like bullies." 

It was true enough, and after what they had done to Jaune, he would admit that the entirety of JNPR had something of a grudge. Nora hadn't broken their legs yet, but there was no love lost between the two groups, simmering in resentment and anger. 

That said, he kept his gaze on Velvet, watching calmly and analytically. "You know they're probably going to treat you even worse after this," he pointed out. ANd he was wondering how she planned to handle it, besides simply letting them do what they wanted to her. That would render this whole thing pointless, if even worse for Velvet at the end of the day. And he didn't want to see that.