[War isn't a new idea for him. He was fighting when the Doctor first found him, and there's a fighter in him still. He knows that terrible things can happen during fighting. However, the scale of it is much, much larger than he's used to hearing about, especially when it comes to what the Time Lords were planning on doing. So it takes him a few seconds to process what's being said, leaving him to stare at the other man as he turns away.
Maybe it's true that the Doctor's no longer the same person - he's known that for awhile now - but deep down, Jamie still feels that the Doctor wouldn't have done it unless there'd been no other choice. The Time Lords are - were - still the Doctor's people. Even if the more he hears about them the less he likes them, it's still hard to imagine that the Doctor would take such a giant step unless it was the only step. And when he speaks again it's a bit quieter than normal, with a more serious sort of tone than before.]
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Maybe it's true that the Doctor's no longer the same person - he's known that for awhile now - but deep down, Jamie still feels that the Doctor wouldn't have done it unless there'd been no other choice. The Time Lords are - were - still the Doctor's people. Even if the more he hears about them the less he likes them, it's still hard to imagine that the Doctor would take such a giant step unless it was the only step. And when he speaks again it's a bit quieter than normal, with a more serious sort of tone than before.]
Was it the only way, then?