Upon making further note of their comments, it was nice to see them simmer a bit, but their reactions to the Artifice was noted; and rational to have... But first he took note of the awkward comment by Kaze -- Was he flirting with him? The Tribunal tried to hide his confused blush, but it would be improper not to respond, he took a moment before trying to hide his face with his hands, pretending to seem like he was pondering... This was awkward enough for him alone. 

"[color=0072bc] Well... It does not mean I can't try to keep you shielded. The last thing I'd want is to see the Family contaminated because I wasn't careful enough to overstep just a bit, for the safety of another. And worse case scenario is they mimic someone like you... Granted, I don't intend to let you die, or take damage if I can do anything about it."[/color] It was at this point he tried to show a bit of his humor, mostly to return it in kind. [color=0072bc]"As for the... after your heart comment... I'm afraid I don't have the necessary tools for it."[/color] It was a harmless flirt... or joke? Cassius was new to this type of thing, but maybe the experienced ancient will understand this. 

He turned to note Amber give her version of an apology... It was more mature than how she was acting earlier; but he could understand she was very passionate in her stances, but passion can cloud judgment, and when said judgment puts the body at odds, it begins to not work in a uniformed fashion, it acts out of place, as if it were at odds with itself -- this body being the unit they would become for the mission. To see her put the mission first, was admirable. Cassius gave a nod of respect, even if she may or may not notice it. 

Making note of the fact she had information, Cassius was curious if he could cross examine what she had. Mostly to assess how the information she had may differ from what he was provided. [color=0072bc]"At risk of sounding rude, but perhaps we could exchange notes? Mostly to cross examine what we have, for I do not know if you may have more or less of what was provided to me. To understand the threat, it may be pertinent to see if we may have the same information, deviant information, or otherwise blanks that may be filled in from a different perspective, namely, the provided notes, to your notes."[/color] 

He began to push a few buttons on his gauntlet to project the notes he had provided before their briefing. But seeing as Amber was with the Federation, she probably might have had more inside information that may have been omitted, or vise versa, either way, he felt it was sound that they had the exact same sets of information, even if it meant comparing repeated ground. 

All while waiting for a response, his head turned to Vale. [color=0072bc]"Lady Vale, your fear is justified, and it is... something I wish I was less apathetic of. But it does not mean I find it any less unjust. But it is a pleasure to meet you in proper... And from the Office, we thought a lot more were going to show up to form separate smaller cells, at least this was speculation. Honestly, I'm grateful even anyone showed up. It would be scarier trying to deal with a Parasite threat that can assimilate by yourself... I can only imagine how... Ms. Aran felt as a survivor. Alas, her records were a bit... More classified than word of mouth. But, it is understandable seeing as I was just sent her from the collective."[/color] Cassius elaborated.