It takes a moment for the words to penetrate the haze of Ren's terror. For a second he's confused about the claim that he has a gun, but then—oh—the Evoker. He doesn't correct Maruki. Maybe if he thinks Ren has a gun, he'll stay away.

"And then what?" he manages. "You try to grab me again? You, you get in my head? You make me—"

He cuts himself off with a shuddering gasp.