Battle. [So yes, technically, though Ren seems committed to the idea that his barbed response is a correction. As it so often is with him, much of the world exists based entirely off of his own perceptions. For someone with a sea of overwhelming insight within reach, Ren clearly prefers keeping his fingertips curled tight against his sides.
If their prior conversation— the last beneficial one they shared— was indicative of anything, it's that there must be a reason for it.]
Did you know, [He starts, voice sounding almost casual. It would entirely if not for the digital snarl of his helmet's modulator where it overrides subtler shifts in tone.] I used to burn my enemies to nothing more than cinder.
I kept the ashes.
[Those weighted footfalls stop; he turns smoothly on his heel, shoulders squared when his attention falls on Sam. The air seems too thin. Too heavy.
Too wrong.]
The next time you attempt to publicly humiliate me, Samuel, will be your end. [This time when Kylo Ren moves to leave, his strides are too long to entertain any thought of pursuit. The matter is done, the figurative hatchet buried, but that doesn't mean Ren intends to let Sam have the last word.]
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If their prior conversation— the last beneficial one they shared— was indicative of anything, it's that there must be a reason for it.]
Did you know, [He starts, voice sounding almost casual. It would entirely if not for the digital snarl of his helmet's modulator where it overrides subtler shifts in tone.] I used to burn my enemies to nothing more than cinder.
I kept the ashes.
[Those weighted footfalls stop; he turns smoothly on his heel, shoulders squared when his attention falls on Sam. The air seems too thin. Too heavy.
Too wrong.]
The next time you attempt to publicly humiliate me, Samuel, will be your end. [This time when Kylo Ren moves to leave, his strides are too long to entertain any thought of pursuit. The matter is done, the figurative hatchet buried, but that doesn't mean Ren intends to let Sam have the last word.]
—and the beginning of my new collection.
[bye bro]