"Freedom is... a noble ideal," he said carefully. It certainly wasn't bad, and he would never advocate for anything like what they were trapped in now. But it was also a very broad concept, and he tended to value things like responsibility to the greater good over personal freedoms.

Part of why he wasn't quite as visibly angry about this whole situation (anymore) as some of the others here.

"Have you spoken to Cassandra Pentaghast at all?" he asked, changing the subject rather abruptly. "If you're still looking for other sparring partners, that is. She's often willing."