As the explanation goes on, Jamie's expression grows more and more solemn. It isn't the first time that he's seen that sort of thing happen - or the first time he's wound up getting tangled up in something like that, for that matter. But he can empathize with people that want to fight for their freedom, and given how he's seen how some of the Templars have acted around here, he's not all that surprised to hear that they'd want to take that away from people. By the end of it all, he's nodding.

"Aye, I can believe that. I had a wee bit of a run-in with one myself over that sending crystal thingy."

As much as that could be considered a 'run-in', anyway. He may not know exactly how the crystal works, but he knows enough that he's fairly certain just talking with someone didn't entirely qualify.

"The people in charge here shut that down, though, so maybe that's a good sign when it comes to things around here."