I told a story. I didn't tell a single lie. Children are much smarter than you take them for too. Perhaps they don't realize it now, but a story conveys values as much as it might convey simple plot points. It seems they've found something to latch onto in my values. Is that any fault of mine?

[Yes, because he told the story in the first place, BUT]

Either way. It's not your story, but that doesn't make it any less real. Loki sacrificed himself, and I was born in his place. Oh, but! Don't tell them that yet. Spoilers!