Jade Fern Grove Seems you cannot be replaced, and I'm the one who will stay

reverie touched him and it sent lestan into a bit of a silent tailspin. he was able to recover from galloping, wicked heart and smile at her a little. "i get attached to them, you know. the animals. whenever i settle into a new place, i go at once to track the herds. i — name then. remember them."
foolish! stupid! what sort of wolf became attached to its prey? 
but he knew he would find no judgement in reverie's eyes. the mayfair realized he had come to rely on that. 
"there's always a gentler way," he repeated, cornflower eyes alight. "show me these berries," lestan urged, grinning.
he surrendered the goat trail as soon as he had found it.