[Cole is still standing back a bit, looking slightly wary, but his hands have gone nowhere near his knives.]

When people touch me... I hear too much.

[But he also feels bad for scaring him. He seats himself down on the ground, making himself smaller than Belthazar.]

I won't hurt you. I don't hurt people. I'm a spirit of Compassion. I'm sorry I scared you. I didn't mean to.