...this part of the story is CLEARLY meant to show how much Kaiden has changed since he adopted a disciple.
The Kaiden from before would NEVER go help another Awaken. But he changed. He saw the kids being... kids! Having fun together, eating together, becoming real friends DESPITE the environment they are in.
Kaiden learned to trust from Jiwoo.
So this NEEDED to happen. Kaiden NEEDED an opportunity to choose different and BE different.
...this part of the story is CLEARLY meant to show how much Kaiden has changed since he adopted a disciple.
The Kaiden from before would NEVER go help another Awaken. But he changed. He saw the kids being... kids! Having fun together, eating together, becoming real friends DESPITE the environment they are in.
Kaiden learned to trust from Jiwoo.
So this NEEDED to happen. Kaiden NEEDED an opportunity to choose different and BE different.
That's chatacter progression, guys.