"You want to help. You want to give a choice. A gift." Cole's voice is quiet. He is some other, alien thing. A Spirit amongst the world. Stepped from beyond the Fade, and stayed. He came to help, too. And here is a gift, of two options. Bound and bonded, to remain and rally. A place to thrive. Or... damaged, drained, drawn to slumber for an age. A place to hide.

It is not an easy choice. To surrender oneself to others. And binding is... a heavy subject to approach.

"... Will it... make you happy to be bound?"