[How dare you. He's been doing great! Totally trustworthy and law abiding and all of that. He hasn't harmed a flea.
Ren decides not to actually respond to that with any more than a brief twinge of defensiveness, however. He supposes that's better than Anakin trying to argue. Maybe. But he ends up being thoroughly distracted by the next statements as he tries to discern what kind of meaning there might be behind them.]
... Yes. That is true.
[There may be no image involved, but there's a definite sense of Kylo's full cautious attention being on the man on the other side of the connection. Is he trying to accuse him of trying something unsavory? Is he saying Kylo isn't patient enough to wait for further opportunities?]
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Ren decides not to actually respond to that with any more than a brief twinge of defensiveness, however. He supposes that's better than Anakin trying to argue. Maybe. But he ends up being thoroughly distracted by the next statements as he tries to discern what kind of meaning there might be behind them.]
... Yes. That is true.
[There may be no image involved, but there's a definite sense of Kylo's full cautious attention being on the man on the other side of the connection. Is he trying to accuse him of trying something unsavory? Is he saying Kylo isn't patient enough to wait for further opportunities?]
I'm working with the hand I've been dealt.