[Asch figures if she really doesn't know who Van or the Dark Wings are, then she must not be working with them. It could be a ruse, but...he doesn't think so. Whether she's being serious or not is still up for debate.]

And for just how long have they been wandering around like this? I find it hard to believe no one's reported them or that the counsel would tolerate an unexplained surge in the number of "immigrants".

[Is she still going on about that? Asch scowls, his tone sharp.] Don't be stupid. I'm not dead.