My... That sounds a little ominous. [JUST A LITTLE. Kaoru's gaze is fixed on the custard, but largely just to have something else to look at that isn't Archer himself.]

But that's my intention. If at all possible, I would like to safely withdraw from the sphere of politics and war. Keeping a clan safe in those conditions is a near-impossibility...

[Which is kind of true?! Sure, there are some important details Kaoru's skipping out on, but that's clearly nothing to burden a stranger with.]