Ben had been trained to withstand pain. So although he could feel the start of a bruise forming from the hefty thwack, he ignored it. Even if it had hurt, he wouldn't have let Finn know that. He was playing the role of good guy. Not weakling. He only pretended that it hurt to mess with Finn a little.
But maybe he should back off from that. Finn looked twitchy enough. At least it was just a tree branch in his hand, not a lightsaber.
Where? He tried to keep a straight face. Were the swim trunks not obvious? Maybe not. "The docks. Ari and I were outside already when all of this started." Ben waved a hand toward the firebird currently scouring the bushes for any rabbit-like culprits. She must have found one because there was a horrified squeak, a crunch and then silence.
He looked Finn over. Seemed the trip to the medbay had been worth it. "Couldn't find a better weapon?"