Tear's reaction concerns him, a lot, but Asch doesn't think there's much he can do about it. In the grand scheme of things he doesn't know Tear that well. She'd been the only one (apart from Luke) to refuse to travel with him after Akzeriuth, and his interactions with her otherwise had been scarce.

Still...

"There might be another way around." It's not much, but maybe it'll help.