[He wasn't sure if he should let her go that easily. Sure, the extent of what she knew wasn't exactly relevant to the reasons for his questions, but it would be useful to have know as a reference.

And of course, there's always the chance that talking to Anise about any particular matters she was aware of could be beneficial to her.

But outwardly, his response to Anise's genuine state of puzzlement is to laugh.]

I see you know very little, Anise. That's too bad. Perhaps it would be easier to spell it as the ultimate end of Van's plot, and his final defeat.