When Maz approached him, he backed away. It wasn't until she deliberately asked that Ben stopped. He kept his eyes at her feet, but she could likely feel the way he pulled the Force around him to shield himself. He was preparing for an interrogation, if not an outright assault.

"And if I say no, are you going to force your way inside anyway?"

He was no stranger to that, unfortunately. On the giving end and the receiving end.