[Kell might have been more involved with personal trouble back home - ha, when was ever his personal trouble truly personal, and not a matter of security of the kingdom? It doesn't mean, he was oblivious the tensions and hostility between his country and the others, that the tournament was supposed to ease. He could feel it in the general atmosphere. It's not that different here.]

I don't like the idea of being dragged into someone else's war. War never solves anything. It won't solve their problem with Singularity either.

[And he's personally invested in keeping Singularity in a good shape. At least until he finds a way to get them both home safely.]