Zoticus merely sighed at the whole situation, but soon returned her embrace as her arms wrapped around his torso. His embrace would be warm and solid, and soon she'd feel a weight upon her head as he gently leaned his cheek upon her hair. "We can go home. I won't speak of this to your father." He murmured softly, content to just hold her like this. She was warm, too, and so small. Part of him was concerned that, if he squeezed her, she may break.
"Do not apologize... but next time you don't want to go, we're not going. You don't need to concern yourself with others feelings, lets just focus on yours for now." He wasn't going to allow Brian to see her again if this was how she felt about it. He knew that Brian was in it for his own selfish reasons... "Do you want to walk the same way we came or do you want to take a quieter way home?" He knew a few different ways to go, perhaps it wouldn't be too bad to go through them. Sure, it's a bit more out of the way, but the traffic's lighter.