"It's got to be small," he agrees quietly. "They're not going to accept it."

Gods, sometimes he feels like he shouldn't accept it. He has a gift, it saves animal lives, but what if that's just the temptation speaking and he's doing ill by being weak? He needs to pray more and make sure his heart is in the right place. Make sure it's just helping, and not his ego, or pride, or something, that motivates him.