[His lips twitch and he bites the inside of his cheek, trying to remind himself that letting Ren take an inch means giving him a mile, shaking his head with a soft laugh.]

You can't fool me, Ren, I'm not letting my guard down around you. You're trying too hard to look innocent.

[Goro's taking a step, two steps, three steps back, but they're in a forest; it's only so long until he bumps into a tree and is trapped like that, with Ren steadily advancing on him. They're leaving the scene of the beat down, which is doing a lot for his personal nerves.]

And that never spells anything good. Put your hands above your head and I'll think about letting you closer.