You will tell me if you learn anything, won't you? I would hate to find that anything untoward happened because you felt secretive. I've invested so much time into Asch.

[And therein will Dist find his answer. What Van hopes to gain is, for the moment, Asch; and much like any of the other things Van wanted, he would stop at nothing to obtain that goal. Right now he's simply betting on the fact that Dist will see more good in being a help than a hindrance.]