And something inside of Ren just snapped a little. "Okay, you know what?" she asked, losing the polite edge to her words. "Screw you, Maleficent. We tried to be peaceful and diplomatic. Sure, things have gotten off on the wrong foot, but please," she said, making sure the word dripped sarcasm this time, "remind me of how you tried to help reach a peaceful solution that didn't involve offering a rigged deal. Now, I still don't want to fight you, but if you insist..."

And then Aya was taking the initiative and jumping into the fray. Ren looked at Song, shrugging a little and silently asking how best to support her.