Cole's face showed surprise when Graakt informed them of the assassination that had recently taken place, and the measures the knights were taking to find out who was the culprit. The words most people come back, some don't seemed to settle on his mind, as he didn't see the point of making someone disappear, killed or not, if they were not responsible for any crime. This new information agitated him, and he became conscious that he was fidgeting and twiddling his thumbs. He immediately stopped, and the orc continued speaking, of Cole having traveled so far for one seemingly simple item. Cole rubbed the back of his neck, somewhat awkwardly, because he hadn't given it much thought - it didn't seem like he'd upset Angela when or before he'd left, but she was a very strange individual. There was no telling what he may have accidentally said or done that had ticked her off. Not that he spoke much around her anyway.
"I- Well, I mean, I guess that's a possibility, but I don't think-" his stuttering was interrupted, with a silent thanks from himself, by the spat that was going on in the next room. By the time it was over, and the kind man had assured them that they were safe, Cole found himself being led around again by the orc, while he wondered why it was necessary to be moving so much. He was a bit sore from alternating between flying and walking the entire way here (with nightly breaks, of course), and longed only to take a seat and talk and then get going after retrieving the item that he'd been sent to retrieve.
When they arrived at the place of the auction in question, the daggers strapped to Cole's sides were bound by the deep purple leather. He listened quietly to the woman speak after Graakt asked if they were looking for anything in particular. As a matter of fact, Cole was not, but he wouldn't hesitate to look around. However, he had to keep reminding himself that he was here on business, business, business. But it was a place he'd never explored, and even with the danger going on around, he was still excited. The woman expressed that she herself was not in search of anything, but had the same idea as Cole, willing to settle on a good deal for an interesting item.
"Yes," Cole spoke up. "She's got the right idea. Well, the same as mine, anyway. Not really looking for anything, but if I see something worth grabbing, I'm going to grab it." He smiled sideways, a modest, almost shy smile. "But other than that, I...don't really know what I'm going to do."
He raised an eyebrow at Graakt and asked, "But what is that gadget that Angela has sent me to get? She claims you already know."