"Is it really an assassination against the Princess..."
Ash, of course, didn't confess.
It wasn't that he was particularly defiant, facing Heath's intimidation with delight rather than anger, but rather he couldn't confess—Hanna's Contract forbade them from divulging information voluntarily. Ash couldn't even inform the Sword Maiden that he had acquired a daughter, so how could he possibly inform Heath about the plans concerning her daughter?
Whether he confessed or not, it hardly mattered—since Ash was here, the others must be here as well, and their infiltration of the Imperial Palace on the evening of the court banquet was not to assassinate or kill in battle. Were they here to freeload a meal?
So, when Ash instead asked, "Do you know about the Tower?" Heath immediately understood that the daughter had brought this group to storm the Tower.
"It's not to assassinate the Princess." Since Heath had guessed, Ash could elaborate a bit more, "We just came to nullify her ranking."
