You know, I don't hate this answer.
On one hand it's motivating me to keep searching the game and to pay closer attention to what is said 'and left unsaid'. It also gives me a sense of plausible deniability where in my own headcanon I can just imagine that nothing like that happened to Asterion, because as much as I'd like to know one way or the other, I also really don't want to find out it's a 'yes'.
Thanks for taking the time to write out a thoughtful answer! ♥️