[Ren doesn't seem too troubled by the reprimand, laughing a little and almost waving a hand before he remembers the circumstances and tightens his grip on the bike a bit instead.]

I'll do my best, but I have a really bad sense of direction...so when I fall to the back and lose track of people, I end up losing my way as well. I can try to make sure it's one of the other people who finds me next time instead, though.

[He seems remarkably genuine about that comment, even though it doesn't really actually make anything better so much as just shift the problem elsewhere.]