Namor having arrived gave Ben an idea to help get through to Reed but the slap to the shoulder hurt and he groaned. "Easy Stretch, I'm still busted up. Don't wanna have a one armed Thing do ya? There'd only be half the clobberin' if I end up short handed."
He gladly accepted another plate of pancakes and ate, looking around the table to wait for the right time before he asked Namor a question. "You're a warrior, right? Ya fight for the betterment of Atlantis and your people am I right? Not aimin' for disrespect but the big question is this. Would ya stick to your guns even if ya knew that you'd lose?" A big question coming from Ben Grimm who not even Namor the Sub-Mariner had seen injured like this, Johnny was the first person to see his skin broken and bleeding and now only those at this table knew the Thing could be hurt like this.
"Reed, I got beat within an inch of my life so why is it that you're still workin' in your lab when good people are getting hurt? We said that we'd use our powers for the good of mankind so where's the good in doin' nothing? I went all over the world a dozen times over tryin' to find my best friend when the Skrulls nabbed you so I gotta ask you Reed. Are you still my best friend?"