Even if Cole has changed quite a bit since the last time he was at a Circle meeting, he still thinks that he’s the most important person in the room. This shows that he still has a long way to go as he figures out how to deal with his anger and face the consequences of his actions. To be fair, the Keeper and the other members of the circle have few reasons to believe he’s changed—they know him only as a violent liar. However, Cole is correct in that without the full story of what happened to him on the island, they’ll never see how much he’s changed.