Robin Hobb. Journey killer (№ 337486)

Barric - ' she went on, and her voice was hesitant - I heard... Lacey said that once you loved patience. She caught her breath. - Do you still love? she asked.
Barric looked almost angry. Molly met his eyes, her eyes were pleading, and borric bowed his head. She barely heard his words:
I love my memories of her. What she was then, as I was then... Probably the same as you still love Fitz.