"You did something," Ren says flatly. "And he had me brought in.

"I'd either failed or lied. He didn't believe me when I said I hadn't lied, but I don't think it would've mattered that much anyway. He had his... his thugs there. You know, you've seen them. But more than usual."

He doesn't want to spell it out. "Remember when I wouldn't hang out with you for a couple weeks?"