[There is so, so very much to unpack in that second sentence, so Sycamore will focus on the first.]

Do you think it would help if you apologized, instead...? Sometimes it's easier to admit we were wrong, because we value the friendship, than to turn it into a battle. Especially if it isn't anything super serious.

[Come on, you. Sycamore will wrap a hand around Joseph's shoulders, gently pulling him close.]