Kain had never met Cole, not being at Skyhold at the time he was here before. So he has no recollection of him anyway when he appears. At the moment, he does seem to be in need of some help, as he's frustratedly crossing out something he's writing. Clearly something isn't going quite right. He glances up as the younger man shows up.

"Wha- Oh. I didn't notice you approaching. Did you want something?"

Kain looks at the strange younger man for a moment, not sure he wants to share most of it, but... he seems to honestly want to help, somehow. Maybe it'll be worth talking it out with someone, to some extent.

"I'm having trouble... expressing myself to someone. I want to find just the right words to tell them how I really feel, but they're eluding me."

"It's..." Oh, man, where to even start. Kain has only just recently started becoming aware that he has feelings for Inessa. They're developing and new and confusing and... any feelings he's having are just hard to sort out. He pauses a moment, though, looking at the paper, then back up to the odd young man.

"It's a friend of mine. Inessa. I want to tell her... some things. Things which I'm not sure I know how to say. All of this probably sounds stupid." He sighs.

"You know her? Isn't she the most remarkable..." He trails off, sighing, not sure where he meant to end up with that, really. He just knows how she makes him feel, especially lately. "The most remarkable."

He considers things a little more. It's still not easy to put his feelings into words, but he's hoping writing them down will help. "I know... that I care about her very much. I want the best for her, and... I want to be there for her. With her. I've never been very good at expressing this sort of thing, but... I must try. Maybe you're right, if I keep writing, I'll come across the right thing to say..."

Kain thinks about it... He looks curiously over at Cole, eyeing him closely. How does he have such a good handle on his situation? It seems almost as if he can sense it somehow, which is just a weird thought. That's... maybe a little bit spooky. But it's helpful, too, so why complain about that?

"That's surprisingly insightful. I think I can use that. I want to reach out to her like I've never done before, and I don't want to frighten her away... I think... I think such words would work." After all, Kain isn't yet ready to say those words, the three which will really reveal how he feels. He needs to work up to the love part. "You apparently have a talent for this sort of thing."

Huh. What an odd yet friendly guy. Kain is still a bit baffled by this, he's never known anyone to be so outright helpful in such a way before. Compassionate, even.

"How... thoughtful of you." He says the words distractedly, as he's also running over his own issues in his head, trying to figure out where he's going from here. He's gotten a start at it, but he has a ways to go. "What's your name, anyway? I don't recall seeing you around before."

Which, to be fair is probably true for more than one reason.

"That's very kind of you..." So this younger man is creepy-yet-helpful. It's not what he'd call a bad sort of creepy, either, really, just... unusual. He looks astonished when he mentions his name, though.

"It's... good to meet you, Cole, but... now I have to know, how did you know my name? Had you heard of me before somewhere?" The Warden part is at least easy to see, since he wears the armor most all the time and this is no exception. But still. Maybe he has more of a reputation than he'd thought? Hm.

It's definitely spooky of him, whatever he's doing... but Kain still doesn't get the feeling that he'd ever mean any harm. So while he's still a little wary, he's willing to let it go, for the moment. He's helped him, after all.

"That's some power... or whatever it might be. And you have helped... I feel better about this whole thing..."

There really is something in how he says it. Kain just looks at him thoughtfully for a moment, but soon after that, just nods. "It seems you've come to be in the right place, then. We can all use all the help we can get."

Not just for personal matters, but the Inquisition in general.

"Well... I hope you did what you could, wherever you went. And that you'll continue to help us here for a while."

All in all, while this Cole seems like a weird younger man, he's also... nice to be around, in a way? He really does seem to care, and maybe that's all that really matters.

"Huh? Huh..." That was odd, had he said that out loud? Kain blinks a little, unsure about that, and doubting himself after a few moments. Maybe he mentioned something, after all? At some point? Well, no need to worry about it too much. "Then I suppose I know where to go, the next time I need help."

If he even remembers him, anyway...

"You will? Just like that? You must have a very good sense for this sort of thing..."

Magic, surely, though it's unlike most that he's heard of. Not that he's any sort of expert in that field, though, so who knows? Anything could be possible... even a magic that's spooky yet helpful.

"That's... truly something impressive. Thank you. I hope it does, as well. I can only... keep trying and see what becomes of it." He has a lot of things to work out, for himself, but he's more determined now to settle it all for good. He can do this. He can. Or... so he hopes.