[For someone that doesn't need Van and can take of himself, Asch needs an awful lot of bailing out...
Van's first, instinctual reaction is to save Asch. He even begins to dash forward to do so-
But he stops.
He stops several feet away and meets Asch's eyes with a charged gaze. Regret? Satisfaction? Maybe a bit of both. The moment is over quickly, and Van closes his eyes and begins to cast. The arte -- or rather, the hymn -- may not be one Asch recognizes; he'll never have seen Van use it before, but perhaps Tear?
If he crawls a few feet forward in time, he may be able to make it into Force Field's protection. If not...]
[Action, 12/20]
Van's first, instinctual reaction is to save Asch. He even begins to dash forward to do so-
But he stops.
He stops several feet away and meets Asch's eyes with a charged gaze. Regret? Satisfaction? Maybe a bit of both. The moment is over quickly, and Van closes his eyes and begins to cast. The arte -- or rather, the hymn -- may not be one Asch recognizes; he'll never have seen Van use it before, but perhaps Tear?
If he crawls a few feet forward in time, he may be able to make it into Force Field's protection. If not...]