He shrugs at Jamie's dismissal of what he'd done. Channeling energy for the first time, or even the first few times, was still a terrifying thing. The man had done it despite being somewhere absolutely new with an entirely new ability. That was impressive.

There's a beat before Anders answers the questions, looking past the man for a few moments. "Training is better. Guidance in the basics, it's crucial to truly understanding what all you can do, and how to build upon it. But it must be training given freely, not forced. For instance, should someone arrive who can instruct on how to use what you have, the Rifters should not be rounded up and kept in close quarters for 'protection.'" His voice is a little bitter and he takes a breath to try to resume a normal, calm tone.

"Do you have any control over it, or any sense of how it works at all? Does anyone?" If there's parallels to magic, he might be able to help. Anders just doesn't know enough to say.