[ The explanation doesn't necessarily surprise him so much as it disturbs him. They've spoken before of Ren's devotion to Catheway, but hearing the rest... ]
(We can keep an eye on him down here, make sure he's not getting more encouragement. He's not - he doesn't plan these things ahead. It's always been in the spur of the moment that he's gone off the deep end.)
[ Which is part of why Steve's less worried about Ren having the list than he is about keeping him in the dark. Plus, it's like Lexa said. You tell him one thing he disagrees with and the guy pushes back. ]
(But now you've got me worried about what's gonna happen once we're back on the Station.)
[ Ren's going to be in for a rude awakening if he goes as far as to attempt to usurp the Prince's place in Catheway's world. ]
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( We can keep an eye on him down here, make sure he's not getting more encouragement. He's not - he doesn't plan these things ahead. It's always been in the spur of the moment that he's gone off the deep end. )
[ Which is part of why Steve's less worried about Ren having the list than he is about keeping him in the dark. Plus, it's like Lexa said. You tell him one thing he disagrees with and the guy pushes back. ]
( But now you've got me worried about what's gonna happen once we're back on the Station. )
[ Ren's going to be in for a rude awakening if he goes as far as to attempt to usurp the Prince's place in Catheway's world. ]