And Cole nods. All spirits come from the Fade. He is a spirit, ergo he must come from the Fade as well.

"I haven't been there in a while. And the last time I went, things went wrong." Like, 'trippy hellscape face your inner demons and acknowledge your fears' levels of wrong. It was not a good time for anyone involved and Cole's awkward little frown tells Peridot that without him even having to say it.

"But that is where I'm from." A pause, before he asks, "What did the book tell you?"