[Asch nods quietly, lightly drumming his fingers against the table for a moment. It might have been a bluff, yes. But...]

They probably would have. I was still here- either way, they'd have witnessed a hyperresonance. You did the right thing.

[Though he doubts it's any consolation whatsoever. "Congratulations, you're now dying for the sake of the village!" It hadn't helped in Auldrant, and it's sure as hell not going to help here, either.]