Well enough, though Cardin is irked.

"... you're just asking to make an enemy of me at this point, Jaune," Cardin growled at Jaune. Jaune raised an eyebrow.

"I never asked you to be my enemy, Cardin. You just decided to be a dick to me, until you realized I wasn't the easy target you wanted, so now you're moving on to other targets to try and feel like the strongest guy around again," Jaune stated. "I'm just holding you accountable."

Cardin looked dearly like he wanted to punch Jaune, but saw how many witnesses there were, and was aware that he was already in hot water, so with a snarl, he stomped off, his teammates following. "...thanks for helping," the Faunus girl said to Jaune, her ears drooping a bit.

"No problem," Jaune replied, extending a hand to her. "I'm Jaune. Jaune Arc."

She hesitated for a moment, before taking the handshake. "I'm Velvet Scarlatina," she replied. "Second year student."

"... shouldn't you have been able to kick his ass though, given that you have a year of training on him?" Jaune raised an eyebrow. Velvet shifted a bit uncomfortably.

"With the White Fang going around and vandalizing places... People aren't exactly understanding of a Faunus engaging in **** these days," she explained.

Right, racism. Even if the staff of Beacon punished it, there were plenty of ways for other students with prejudices to make life difficult for a Faunus who stuck their neck out. Even if it was for self defense. It pissed him off. It made the White Fang's borderline terrorist activities understandable. "I see. Well, I'll lend a hand if you need it in the future," he told her, and with a grateful nod, she headed off quickly.

"...oh, looks like you got yourself another lovely candidate for the harem~!" Nora remarked quietly to Jaune, who blushed.

"That's... Not why I helped her," he denied truthfully, and Nora grinned at him.

"True enough... Doesn't change the happy potential result though, does it?" she teased. He did not argue against that.