That hadn't really crossed Anise's mind. "Huh? You really think..." She trailed off, straightening in her seat and trying to sort out what she knew and what she thought about the issue. "But Asch really hates the Commandant, doesn't he? He wouldn't..."

Anise couldn't claim to know Asch all that well, but he had helped them out enough in the past that she considered him pretty trustworthy - which was saying something, considering she didn't trust people lightly. She didn't want to think he could end up being an enemy. They had enough of those already! Of course, she couldn't see him outright opposing them, but just helping Van in any way was potentially dangerous.

"He can be pretty bone-headed about stuff, but... Asch knows better than anyone that nothing good ever comes from working with the Commandant! There's no way he'd pick him over us." The uncertainty in her tone didn't quite match the certainty of her words. Guy probably understood Asch better than she did, and if he said it was a possibility, then it most likely was one. But that possibility was hard for her to swallow. The Commandant just used people like tools - even kids! Anise didn't want to think anyone would want to go running back to him, no matter what was going on.