Ashitaka keeps a keen eye as well, though the most contentious area of this battle seems to have migrated some distance due north. He considers leaving behind his spear and instead taking up his bow once more (he certainly had more experience with it), but in the end he decides against it. As the mark continued to urge him toward acts of violence, perhaps it was best he keep himself equipped with weaponry he wasn't so familiar with.

He is aware of Cole's attention, if not that of his eyes then that of whatever sense he had used to divine the true nature of Ashitaka's affliction. It still unsettled him, though it's not as if it was something he was completely unfamiliar with. The gods had understood readily enough the intent of the demon's mark. But, as far as he was aware, this was another human, not a god.

Or perhaps he wasn't completely right there, either. He can simply tell? If that were true, it was a burdensome power to carry; Ashitaka could sympathize.

"This place must be very loud to you, then." He felt as though what he carried with him was not much in comparison to those injured or dying.

The further statement earns Cole another intense look from Ashitaka, largely at the acuity of the words to what he had just been thinking. If he could read minds... he wasn't even sure if the gods had that ability. Instead of commenting on what Cole had just said, he asks another question: "How is it that you try to help here?" The words mingle with the sounds of distant shouts and the clamor of battle.