Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26281589-20131112205848/@comment-24891101-20140930033152

I don't think Ironwood's lack of reaction is indicative of anything. He may have been told that Qrow's niece attends Beacon, and so it was not surprising, that happened offscreen, if at all.

Mercen: Your etymology is off. Gale is not related to Middle Irish gaill; the former's origin is somewhat obscure, possibly related to Northern Germanic for "furious", but the latter is a transliteration of Gaul, a Frenchman, one of the closer foreign lands.