After watching Clark with a curiously intent look for a few moments, Jamie breaks out in a wide grin and spreads his hands out to the side.

"Well," he says, "it sounds like a delightful change of pace. I can help you in the fields, if you wish. I'm something of a farmer."

It sounds the way some people say they dabble in the arts or take up riding for fun, but his eyes are serious. His words and tone of voice are a conditioned response to the prevalent court opinion that farming is no hobby for a noble.