[He supposed Ayato wasn't wrong. But he should anyone want to use any of the Knights for political pull, he would largely direct them to the Acting Grand Master. But Jean was no longer here so he supposed, as her aide, it really did fall on him. And here he thought he wouldn't need to work while here! Alas.]

Perhaps, but people are curious by nature. It's not unusual. It's very rare when one presents their full and complete selves to the public. People always wear masks, even around family. I daresay even you have one mask around your sister and another around your housekeeper. Am I wrong?

[Kaeya nodded around another sip of wine, taking a moment to refill it.]

Just once, he was having trouble ice skating and I assisted him. He seemed like a fun fellow, so I can see why you would want to make the country a better place for him. I suppose I can understand that, in a way. [If you thought he was going to talk about himself, you would be mistaken! Not that he wasn't thinking of himself.] There's a boy named Bennett in the Adventurer's Guild. A very unfortunate boy, full of bad luck since the day he was born. But he's very much like Itto, full of vim and vigor despite the bad reputation.