That small part of Benedict relaxes again; the stranger is speaking against practices of the Qunari, not the Imperium. This is a good path to be on.
"I agree, it's hideous," he's quick to reply, and a strange glint reaches his eye when Alacruun mentions prisons. A person of Benedict's status and breeding shouldn't be able to empathize, and yet...
"One hopes you never will be again," he replies, quietly.