A challenge. Ah, now that is an apt way of putting it. Now he has to play along. He has to accept.

Well played, Ren. A soft grunt of a laugh slips out of him.

"Oh, I'm more than up for it."

Hopefully Ren understands what he's doing here. While he has no desire to betray that trust, it's still... quite surprising, really. Few leaders would surrender their authority so willingly.