"What is he still doing here?" Vanna hissed looking at the Templar with eyes narrowed in anger.
"Seeking the Inquisition told the order had been taken into their forces." The Templar responds as he places his great sword on his back once more.
"You think they would take you after you attacked the Herald?" Cole speaks his eyes open as he looked toward the man.
"Cole.." Vanna said her voice saddened by the fact he was slightly swaying on his feet now that his hands where not holding on to her to steady himself.
"No I guess no- Wait did you call him Cole?" The Templar asked as his sapphire blue eyes scanned over the two.
"Yeah I did that's his name. Why do you ask do you know him?" Vanna questioned her eyes looking to the spirit who shrugged his shoulders of course no one remembered him besides their group. She looked back to the Templar lifting an eyebrow at his shocked look.
"You don't remember me Cole? I am Tristian your brother." The man said walking closer to the two only to have Vanna step beside Cole bow in hand.
"My brother? I have one?" Cole muttered his eyes looking wild as he lifted his hands to his head, holding it in them as he looked at the ground.
"Remember, we lived on that old farmstead with Bunny, Mother and Father? We always played together outside as Bunny played with her dolls, mom always said you where special. I wish I was there that day when dad came home drunk... I can't believe he used to beat you and mom so bad. Then that night when he killed-" Tristian started restating their childhood only to have a blood curling scream cut him off.
Cole had fallen to his knees his eyes closed as tears streaked down his face his body slowly rocking to and fro his hands over his ears. Vanna dropped to her knees her arms in front of her as she slowly reached out only to stop in fear of making it worse. Tristian started walking over only for Cole to whine the closer he got, making the elf throw him a piercing glare.
"Back off. You did this to him." The first growled in anger as she placed her hands on the spirits shoulders, causing him to relax slightly as she did so.
"Can you stand Cole? We need to head back the others will be worried." Vanna whispered her voice showing a rare gentleness.
After a time Cole nodded shakily standing with the elf's help. Casting a last angry glance towards the Templar she lead the men towards the camp only to be greeting halfway by a very worried Iron Bull and Varric. Briefly explaining the events to the two, she accepted Bull's offer to carry the weary Cole back to the camp. Vanna and Varric took up the back the rest of the way keeping an eye on the new Templar who claimed to be Cole's brother.
"Say Clover, do you believe him? Think he might be spinning the truth?" The dwarf asked lifting an eyebrow as he looked at the Templar.
"I don't know. Cassandra and I will get the truth out of him. Later though." Vanna replied before almost tripping over her own feet.
"Makers Breath! You finally found a good nickname for me!" the first laughed gently hitting the dwarf on the back.