Kass was startled, though not visibly so. He had not expected Arya's hostility and concern toward Andrew to run so deep.

Yet in his heart, he could not fully agree. After all, the Battle Angel was too pure. Her understanding of the Dark Clans and dark energy allowed for absolutely no tolerance. She was also someone who hated evil with a passion and acted decisively. The moment she encountered darkness, her instinct was to cleanse it.

It was not wrong, but Kass wanted to say they were in the Wastelands and that this was wartime. Sometimes, careful use and compromise were far better than rigid idealism.

Nonetheless, he could only keep these thoughts to himself.

Within the Cathedral, Mephiston was the absolute leader of Kass' faction. Another faction, led by the Twelve Angels, quietly held ideals different from Mephiston's. In other words, Arya standing before him had positions that differed from his own to some degree.

Due to that, Kass neither fully understood nor wished to deeply