You're smiling on the outside, but the inside is not. [ No, he can't hide it from him. Which is why he offers his next words: ] She will, and you will miss her more. But.. she will come back to you again when you call. And when she calls, too.

[ Does he go quickly to a change of topic? No. There is a kind of peace, a gladness it brings him to offer things. Words of help. He can see how it is, though. There is honour amongst them. Distance will not sever them, even if it will hurt for a time. Things will be... alright.

As for his question, Cole doesn't take long to ponder on it. It's very straight-forward for him, and it's not something that requires complex thought (nor is her capable of it.) ]

I just know. The words are there, and I say them to make them better. The right words. And then me, to make the happiness stronger. To make the pain fade. Sometimes it is better to forget. But I just... know.

The Inquisitor believed in me. They helped me be me, so I am more. I can help better now.