" She put a hand on the huntress’s shoulder and asked, "Is everything as it should be?”
There were tears in Kaisa’s eyes, and they ran down her cheeks as she answered, ”Yes.” Ash looked back at the carcass of the stag, and saw that the dogs were being held off now, and one of the men was approaching with his kit of knives to begin the butchering.
“Why do you do this if it affects you so?” asked Ash.
Kaisa looked down at the ground and said, ”It is the way of life. It ends. "

― Malinda Lo , Ash