[Something that was close to but not quite a smile flitted across his lips for a moment as he inclines his head]

I appreciate it - I detest entities like the empire, and if it turns out that spiting them liberates others, so much the better.

[Harlocks notes her stance, and the graceful way she held herself despite her circumstances, it reminded him of a couple of people he knew in his universe.]

And I found in the sea of stars - those who control others by pain and suffering end up being destroyed by their own methods.