[ROA - THE MILITARY BASE]
Ban was seated at one side of the empty dorm they had made into their hideout. He was focused intensely on cleaning out his spear, not paying attention to the voice of Thalia in the background.
"Ban! Are you even listening to me!?"
"No"
"Ban!!"
Thalia grabbed the spear from his hand forcefully and he rose his hand in surrender, "Sorry, sorry. What did you say again?"
Thalia sighed, "That was Lieutenant Aran"
Ban nodded, "I know"
"You know? Then why are you so calm about it!?"
"Because he's obviously on our side," Ban said while standing up, "Or at least, he isn't against us. He helped Alice calm down, didn't he? Why would he do that if he wanted to capture us?"
"I know that," Thalia said while running a hand through her hair agitatedly, "But I don't like the fact that he took Gray's comm. What happened with Gray?"