[ He has carried his personal blaster and a secreted blade since Starkiller Base failed, purely to protect himself from any potential threats. They don't do anything against the fucking Force but he's fairly sure he could clip Dameron, at the very least. Hux isn't a bad shot.

His brow knits with the same backhanded offence when he infers that Ren has been attacked. If that's so, then what hope does Hux have? ]

You can't let them do anything to you. [ Ren is, so far, Hux's only defence strategy, albeit a wildly unreliable one. ] They can't be allowed to attack the Supreme Leader and live, if that's what you're saying Dameron did. Can't you [ wAVING A HAND ] get in his head without letting him know it's you? Weaken him, somehow.