People's behaviour often mystified him. He was fairly certain though that people's behaviour mystified other people.

Spirits generally made sense - they had their compulsions, odd as they were, but you could predict them. Cole was a spirit of Compassion - he was compelled to quell others suffering, just as an Abura Akago was compelled to drink oil from a lantern.

He probably should have left his questions at that - Cole was no demon or abomination so there was no reason for the Medicine Seller to pry.

But he had habits and compulsions of his own.

"Why did they put him in a cell?"