Competition: Druid Mode (3)

The Bond of Hearts is a concept. It refers to the level of familarity between a Druid and an animal. The stronger it is, the lower the chance of any of the two betraying each other.

"Are you saying that all the animals on this farm have pledged their loyalty, so to speak, to you, preventing me from increasing the strength of the bond between them and me?" Hex asked after mulling over the information he received from the old man. 

"In simple terms, yes." The old man patted him on the arm. "I am actually surprised you managed to create any bond at all. That too in such a short time. Usually, it would take an inexperienced Druid at least a month to have any sort of connection with an animal, especially one that, to use your words, pledged itself to someone else." 

"I didn't do anything other than the daily stuff," Hex said, confused. 'I didn't even employ my Heart to create some sort of wonder. I just did what his son and grandsons already were doing.'