[ Ren's expression doesn't change at all for a long moment. He doesn't think, doesn't really feel, just lets Akechi's words settle inside him.

When he finally speaks, his voice is strangely flat. ] They faked you out in Sae's Palace, and with their leader alive, they targeted Shido for their next change of heart. Is what you're saying.

[ There was a lot of other stuff Akechi said too, all of it less important than this. ]