Hahah... I should've known that wouldn't slip by you.

[He runs his hand through his bangs, though they return to exactly where they were.]

Yeah. He changed his name to Asch, like the "ashes of the sacred flame". Even when he could have taken 'Luke' back, he didn't...

[The way he trails off hints that he has no idea why Asch kept his assumed name, and didn't take back what was rightfully his. Maybe it was kindness, in his own way. Maybe it was cruelty. He's not really sure, even now.]