"Really," Ronan confirms. No way in hell would he back down now. If anything, the confidence in Kylo's posture as he rises to meet the challenge only inspires Ronan. He was right to follow this impulse, it tells him, because this is a man who's going to show him something he's never seen before.

It's not as if this is an unfair match, either. The difference in their size is insignificant according to boxing standards. Ronan is neither small nor skinny, only smaller and skinnier. To anyone else, he would be a hulking tower, and he's not even fully grown.

Without ceremony, Ronan attacks. It's a probing swing, swift and aimed for the temple. He's checking reflexes, checking technique. He doubts he'll be allowed to land a hit that easy.