Ric didn't really need to know exactly what was going on. In fact, the less he knew about the justification of Klaus, mental or otherwise, the better off they were. Klaus was, he was sure, completely justifiable. Ric also hated his guts.

When Elijah lifted his head and started to be regaining his composure Ric loosened his arms and unwound a little. He paused and made a softly (pleasantly) surprised sound at the light kiss. "Not a problem...." he responded, though. "Ready to get out of here and into a bottle?" He paused, then asked a bit reluctantly. "Are you going to be okay to drive?"