Richard didn't take well to being threatened, but didn't like that a speedster had decided to intervene. He frowned, and turned to first talk to him. "Look, Rick is it?" He said, and rubbed the top of his forehead with his thumb and index finger," I get that she's your family, but that doesn't excuse her actions." He said carefully, not wanting to start a fight," What you need to understand is that she not only could injure people, but she's also hurting the image of every other mage at this school." He then added," I want to resolve this with words, not curses."

	He was then pushed away by Amethyst, and shifted back as she threated to curse him. He carefully reached for his wand and said," Look, I just need to you to understand that you can't go around and do that to people." He explained," He's a pig if he did what you said, but that's not an excuse for attacking him." He looked over to Rick, hoping that maybe he'd back him up on this, "But I think we both know that you won't understand that, will you?" He asked with gritted teeth. " Because in the end, " He hissed," You're just a petulant child gifted with powers you don't deserve." He nearly growled.

	Maybe you could call Richard a vigilante, but if there was one thing that pissed him off more than anything, it was people who abused what they had. This girl had so much potential to do good, but she was stuck hurting people, just like her mother. He stood on his guard, ready to defend himself for standing up for what he knew was right. If there was one thing he wouldn't do though, it was strike first. He hoped it wouldn't come to that, but he had to be ready. "You can walk away and apologize, and we'll be just fine, or this can end in a way that'll make neither of us happy." He said coolly, hoping he could make her see that what she did was wrong.