What news does Cole receive from Edwin and Garvey at the end of the cha[ter? would you have made the same decision? Explain

Cole gets a second chance to revisit the island but this time Edwin and Garvey are completely responsible for him. I would have given Cole the benefit of the doubt. After a beating from the Spirit Bear that left Cole near death, he still earnestly wanted to return. Prison would have been easier for Cole to go to but Cole is choosing the harder rout.