Blacktail Deer Plateau I'm just making sure

"There is a saying that goes like this - "It takes little to become a father, but it takes a lot of effort to have someone call you dad"," Osprey told him, wondering, whether he would get the idea and understand the meaning behind her words. She wanted to assure him that she understood his situation completely and that she had no arguments about, who was the real father or why should it be so.

"I believe that Ragnar has been your father in all the aspects that Crete has never been," she continued. For a moment an idea of, what would Crete have done, had he known that he had fathered a litter of three. Would he have chosen to stay with Thistle? Would they live here then? Or maybe... he wouldn't care. She would never find out and it was probably a good thing. "So he has earned his place in your life fully, therefore I respect your choice, Gunnar," she assured him.