Rita's mouth opens when Lambert's sent flying across the arena, but she soon shuts it, instead meeting the Ringmaster's gaze. She's not about to make any excuses; Lambert just about covered it over the radio.

What she will do, however, is deactivate her Guardian powers, beckoning her book back to her and willing it to dissolve into light and return to her chest, causing her clothes to also return to normal. The sword in Ignatius' chest vanishes, the magic composing it dissipating.

"I assume you've got something to say?" she says, regarding the Ringmaster with a wary look. She's never seen her like this before, and while she can make some guesses at why she's so furious, the fact is that she doesn't know enough about the Ringmaster to be sure of what's going on in her head. "Or are you going to smack us around, too?"