In such circumstances, how could Kanda, who shared the same bloodline with William, display any ambition? Let alone ambition, in those hardest days before the Twilight Sect moved in, if the title of the 'Waste Prince' had not already spread nationwide, the extremely anxious imperial leaders might have directly rushed to Kanda's side to raise the banner of rebellion. If the situation really evolved into that, even if Kanda had no intention of rebelling, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Exactly because of this, Wittem, who had always revered his father, became truly convinced after listening to the latter's analysis, never mentioning anything like 'must let those guys know how powerful father is' again.