Syrlya nods in return. "Both of them, yes." He blinks, realization suddenly showing on his face. "Oh, but I did not know Cole came from Thedas as well..."

And Cole said he was a spirit, so he was something to the nature that Solas described. Curious about the world, but something not twisted into something dangerous. It makes a little more sense, him describing the parts 'not like a spirit'. Perhaps being outside the Fade means he's getting too close.

"Solas and I were comparing the state of magic between Thedas and Tyria, but his expertise is different from yours, isn't it? Still, since you both are new, it seemed as though you were of the same people."