He can feel it, something that isn't quite the Force trying to slip through his defenses and render him docile. Gentle, sweet temptation-- and an unwelcome intrusion. And though he doesn't know what this particular sorcery is, Ren is quick to react, cut it off by cutting off her voice.

He lifts a hand, and the Force locks her in place, frozen and helpless as he curls his fingers in towards his palm. It's like a vise tightening into Athena's throat, enough to silence her, enough to make every breath a desperate struggle. He could kill her right now. He ought to, considering what she just attempted to do.

Ren looks at the girl as if she's a particularly fascinating specimen, turning the intrusion back on her. Prying, forcefully, some truths from her mind. It's only when he's satisfied that he leans in, so that they're looking each other in the eyes as he snarls out, "My name is Kylo Ren."

And that's when he allows the Force to release her.

"A bard," he observes, looking down at Athena. Not that he knows much about what that means, beyond the basics he scraped from the girl's own memories. Musingly, he adds, "Liars and cheats."

Hey, it's your world's sentiments, not his!