Her declaration surprised him. She hardly knew him, and yet she felt like she could help? Even he had doubts. If they somehow managed to kill Van, what good would it do? He'd probably come back after the experiment was over, and besides that, it didn't offer Asch a way down.

But the arrow idea did. It wasn't something he'd considered, and for that, he chided himself. Thinking so two-dimensionally wouldn't help either of them.

"That might work."

He was a bit flustered at the idea of someone helping him so soon. He was entirely out of his element. But... it could be useful. For now.