Desmond's eyebrows go up at that incredibly cynical response, and at the end of it he just smirks. "Wow, man. And I thought I was pessimistic." He shrugs. "It happened before, that they pissed off enough people they rebelled against them, so it'll happen again. It might just take a long while first." She still had to get the power back and build up her army too, it's not like one would just be handed to her. He is pretty sure even the Templars didn't want that.