The alternative was worse. Of course, with the haze on his mind gone, he realizes who these extra guests were--taken by the Prince himself. A fae that likely would have kept them as yet more servants if the Ringmaster didn't collect them.

"I see." As if there was really a choice for poor Cole. He's not sure what else to say, at first. His Inquisitor wasn't here to save him, or them. Cole clearly holds her in high regard, and he's not sure how he feels being compared that way. She might know what to do, but Syrlya didn't.

"Are you very sensitive to magic?"