"You need proof that you have that empathy in you, that's it right there." He probably shouldn't say it so baldly, but he did better with things when they were right out in the open. "Not a lot of fellas will step up like that and love a baby that didn't come from them like it was their own, you should be proud, and she's a lucky kid."

He doesn't push for information on how Letha is behaving. He doesn't know the woman well at all, and it's not his business what problems there might be in the relationship unless Ivar actually chooses to confide in him.