Gale would surely not choose to stay inside a tent with Baby Zetty if it was just both of them. He stood outside and was drenched in the drizzle while looking into the hazy distance.
Sitting at the edge of the tent, Finn was surprised to see Gale when he looked out through the open window of the tent.
He said to Jenson, "Why isn't Gale taking shelter inside the tent, Jens?"
Jenson was baffled at this and zipped open the tent's entrance. He looked over at Gale who was standing upright outside the tent.
Gale's small body was standing motionlessly, akin to a tree, or more so like a mountain.
"Finn, I don't think Gale is an ordinary person. His standing posture reveals his perseverance and tenacity,” Jenson said suspiciously.
Finn smiled and said, "If you put it that way, the granny should be even more extraordinary since Gale respects her so much. There must be something unusual about her status."
Jenson gave it a thought and said, "Gale is standing guard for two reasons. First, as you said, the granny is
someone highly respectable and has an unusual status. Hence, Gale respects her and is protecting her. But there could be another reason..."
Jenson paused for a while and said, "Perhaps Granny and Gale are not a pair of grandma and grandson.
Since Gale respects the boundary between a man and a woman, he’s deliberately standing outside the tent."
Finn looked at Gale in scrutiny and said, "He doesn't look that old. How could a child his age know how to distinguish those things?"
Jenson said, "I can tell that the child matured early, so it's not very surprising that he has such an awareness.”
Finn smiled and said, "Jens, you seem to like him very much."
Jenson smiled and replied, "I do admire him."
Then, he said to Finn, "Why don't you call Gale in, Finn? Let him sleep with us."
Finn got out of the tent and walked toward Gale, inviting him while saying, "Gale, my young master has invited you to come and sleep with us."
Gale chirpily went along.
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