Gyrfalcon's Keep Woodsmoke and oranges

She regarded him fondly, pleased that he would acknowledge the pleasure in the time they had spent together. She would have been offended had he been anything other than honoured to have been chosen. She was an excellent woman, she thought; built well, and she had already delivered three healthy pups in her previous litter. She thought she was likely to have many more healthy broods in her time. 

"I could have had very many others," She agreed, "But no; only you," She said. She wondered vaguely if he would want vows; but as wily a creature as she was, she knew her feelings for him stemmed mainly from attraction. Her heart did not yearn for him in the way it would need to, if she was expected to give it to only one man. 

His next question was considered for a moment. "Well, yes; but only if you are here for them, if provide for them, teach them...They will not call someone father who does not act like one." She stated bluntly. "So it is your choice." She wouldn't trap him in a relationship with her- but if he expected to have an influence on their children, and to be given a title, he would have to work for it in order to maintain it.