Braeden laughed lightly as Caroline apologized, going on to add that she should have warned him before jumping on him. "That, you should've," said the boy, though he was only teasing her. He didn't really mind all that much that she had jumped on him like that; sure, he almost fell and landed right on his face, but that didn't end up happening so there was no use getting upset over it. He wouldn't even have gotten upset even if he had fallen, anyway; it was hard to upset Brae. The boy was quiet as he continued down the eerily dark dungeon corridor, holding Caroline firmly and listening as the young girl began to explain to him how she loved to get piggyback rides from Casey and her dad. But then she trailed off, getting the boy's brows to furrow slightly in confusion. Huh. Did she maybe… not want to talk about her family? Well, if that was the case, he was better off not poking her with personal questions, then. So he kept his mouth shut.

And then Caroline was warning him not to drop her, going on to add that people might begin to think he was the abusive one. The boy gasped and his jaw dropped at this. "That's ridiculous!" he said, amusement behind his brown eyes as he spoke. "I would never lift a finger at a girl. Or a child, or an animal, or even another guy… at no one, really," he said with a soft chuckle. It was true, though, Braeden was the most non-violent person alive. "No one would believe you," he added confidently. But Caroline didn't respond. A bit puzzled, the boy turned his head only to find Caroline's own resting on her arm, her blue eyes closed as she seemed to be falling asleep. Braeden smiled warmly at the sight and said nothing, not wanting to disturb the girl from her sleep as he continued down the dark corridor toward the Slytherin common room. They were only a minute or two away now.