A murmured "hmmph" is all she receives for her thanks. Kylo Ren is not the type of person to reply to kind words. He appreciates them, yes, they indulge in his need to stroke his pathetic large ego (Chise is right on the money on that), but he will not reply to them if he can help it.

"That I am." He is the master. She is the student, the disciple. She will obey, and he will mold her into something that the Supreme Leader would praise him for. He can already imagine Snoke looking down with appreciation, dark eyes glinting with pride in seeing what his apprentice had accomplished.

He will stop at nothing to prove that he is still worthy of being the Supreme Leader's apprentice. Nothing.

"Are you experienced with weapons? I would hazard a guess to say that you are not, but appearances can be deceiving."