[To be honest, he did expect Shun to flinch a little--even if he weren't in the middle of relieving some traumatic experiences, that's just the kind of person he is. He also half-expected Shun to pull away from it, so when he doesn't, Ren can't help but feel a tiny bit delighted and he gives Shun's hand a light squeeze as he goes on.

He give a long, skeptical sounding hum at the idea that Akaba had planned on everyone being split up on arrival. Deciding to do it after arrival, maybe, but having no chance to take in the situation together or make arrangements to meet up again...that sounds more like he wasn't familiar enough with the technology he was trying to use.

He rest his chin in his other hand and his elbow on his knee as Shun starts to describe Synchro, and his expression grows more closed off the more Shun talks about it. Especially when he gets to the council and Ren hums again, this time in disapproval. He's unfortunately met a few of that exact type of person--people who wouldn't lift a finger unless it benefited them personally somehow. He tried not to do business with them as much as possible, but there was only so much he and Tetsu could do sometimes.]

That's not surprising. They were probably afraid you might do something they wouldn't like if you could talk to each other and work together.

[The way Shun tenses up again is a little uncomfortable, but Ren still eaves his hand right where it is for now.]

Was that when he told you he was the spy? [Since it didn't sound like it had been that first duel.] How much did you make him regret it?