41. Convinced

“Yes! That's one of my favorite activities with Uncle Ed, apart from swimming in the river and seeing pangolins. He's a great teacher, Uncle Green. I can memorize many letters thanks to him. Lastly, I have memorized the letter H for Hunter.”

Hunter's eyes widened. "You already know my initial?"

Sky nodded firmly. "Yes! It looks like a ladder."

Not only Hunter, but Rachel was also wide-eyed. "How come?"

Sky drew the letter H on the table with her tiny finger. “It has two poles and one step. If we stack several letters H, they will become a ladder."

Rachel laughed amusedly at that explanation. “Okay then, what does the name Hunter have to do with a ladder, Dear? As far as I know, Uncle Green rarely uses it.”

“Because Uncle Green likes to give hope to the animals he saves, H can also be for hope.”

“And what does hope have to do with a ladder?” Rachel raised an eyebrow.

“They both take us to higher ground! Uncle Ed said that.”

Hunter spontaneously glanced at the man in front of h