[Winter's absolutely perfect to Ivar. He adores his little girl with all his heart. As he was fond of pointing out to people, empathy wasn't his strong suit, but Winter had the ability to draw it out of him.
His scowl doesn't leave when his uncle asks him that question.]
Can't it be both?
[Ivar has been hurting a lot since Letha left. Part of that was the feeling of knowing that Winter would grow up without a mother, just as he'd grown up without a father. He knew how something like that could affect a child.]
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[Winter's absolutely perfect to Ivar. He adores his little girl with all his heart. As he was fond of pointing out to people, empathy wasn't his strong suit, but Winter had the ability to draw it out of him.
His scowl doesn't leave when his uncle asks him that question.]
Can't it be both?
[Ivar has been hurting a lot since Letha left. Part of that was the feeling of knowing that Winter would grow up without a mother, just as he'd grown up without a father. He knew how something like that could affect a child.]