"All right." There's so much that they don't know about spirits. Maybe if they're able to stay free, that can decrease. Knowledge spreads when communication is allowed, research is allowed, creativity is allowed. When fear does not rule. That doesn't mean they'll find answers about what Cole is at the end of the day, or a way to split Anders and Justice, but it does mean they can do better eventually.

He doesn't have many hopes, but this is one he holds onto. The longer freedom lasts, the stronger it will be, and the more fruit it will bear. They can keep this.

"I know you're not a ghost, and I know you're not just spirit or just human. I don't need to know more." He hopes that's some comfort or reassurance. He also knows Cole is no demon, but that part feels obvious enough it doesn't have to be spoken.

"Do you ever miss the Fade, though? The part of you that is Compassion." Or was, or however it goes.