"Yeah, you do!" He lightly, patting her shoulder. "I know ya probably don't feel like you're fittin' in but you're doin' just fine. You even know the church weren't that good to ya. My girl's been latched onto the idea that her preacher father was actually a good man. Ain't been able to convince her otherwise." 'My girl' sounding very fatherly there, even if he's technically not.

"Maybe you can show me how to listen to the land a li'l' better. Right now I can only hear close up."

He can't tell if it's that Soulwood also chooses to talk or it's her own powers alone, but it's worth trying to learn.