Cole was in no place to judge anyone, since one of his friends happened to be a murderer himself, and admittedly he was a hypocrite for coming down hard on Trenton and protecting Shane. Still, it was different, and if it meant he was like everyone else and contradicted himself, well... so be it. "I knew the boy who was murdered," he said with a sigh, "And I got angry. I have no interest in... being the new sheriff of Bellum or anything." He had no intention of revealing what he knew about Stefan's schemes, and it wasn't his place to start lecturing the man here and now. Instead he just nodded, thinking that running really wasn't such a bad idea. He'd always meant to join a gym, too.
Cole grinned up at Ileana, waiting until Stefan was completely out of sight to return the kiss. "How could I say no? Besides, I really do want to get along with Stefan. He hasn't hit me yet, so I think that's a good sign."