IC: Cole had been told that the Jedi were to be going on a journey. Yet he had chosen not to go, to stay behind rather and look after the order so that the others could go.
He was sure that he would hear from Amalia, his cousin, when she returned. She would be the one to most likely tell him all about the trip and how it had gone.
He looked forward to spending his time at the order anyway, it had been a while since he had been back and he longed to make himself be and feel at home again.