In Cole's defense, he's sorry about the serial killer backstory, that counts, right? Right.

And Cole can pick up on the fact that Lavellan's thinking of one bald asshole in particular. Really, so many of her problems can be traced straight to said bald asshole. Solas isn't as bad as he tries to be! He's not that kind of wolf! He just thinks he is and refuses to change. Then again, the Solas Defense Squad over here knows that pointing it out might be a bad idea.

So, he moves a bit closer to Lavellan, close enough that Cole could rest his head on Lavellan's shoulder or vice versa.

"I'm glad you're here too, Inquisitor," he simply says. "And so are others. You haven't broken as much as you think. They understand."