[Asch is quiet for a moment. Not a long moment, mind, but he does give it some consideration. Just a little.
....
Yeah, no. It's not hitting any grand epiphanies here.]
I reject it. Becoming an ally is a right you have to earn.
[Which is bloody unlikely, and he doubts that Van will be gracious about getting even that much. The man thinks he's in the right far too much for give and take, and Asch has never been good at that anyway.]
[Filter]
....
Yeah, no. It's not hitting any grand epiphanies here.]
I reject it. Becoming an ally is a right you have to earn.
[Which is bloody unlikely, and he doubts that Van will be gracious about getting even that much. The man thinks he's in the right far too much for give and take, and Asch has never been good at that anyway.]