Under minor protest, Ely complied and Michael lead Ely into the forest where he proceeded to dawn a set of ghilli, pulled out his bow, and drew an arrow from his quiver. With the utmost precision, Michael was able to quickly dispatch a large bearcat. After verifying that the surrounding area was clear of any additional predators, Michael led Ely towards the bearcat and pulled out a sharpened axe and began to clean the bearcat and began to separate its muscles from the bones and hide. In the eyes of Ely, this sight was extremely gruesome and thus, Ely darted back towards the family home. For days, Ely refused to leave his quarters. Approximately three weeks after the aforementioned incident, Ely began to feel upset with himself for leaving Michael in such haste and felt it was his duty to apologize and rectify the situation. Although Michael was initially upset and baffled by Ely’s response, he was warmly receiving of his apology. Michael questioned if Ely would be open to attempting to eventually learn how to hunt and Ely agreed that he would begin learning at once. Eventually, Ely learned how to craft a bow and learned how to procure poison for arrows. Although Ely remained uncomfortable with slaughtering animals, he slowly began to process the scene from before and learned to move past its seemingly heinous
Under minor protest, Ely complied and Michael lead Ely into the forest where he proceeded to dawn a set of ghilli, pulled out his bow, and drew an arrow from his quiver. With the utmost precision, Michael was able to quickly dispatch a large bearcat. After verifying that the surrounding area was clear of any additional predators, Michael led Ely towards the bearcat and pulled out a sharpened axe and began to clean the bearcat and began to separate its muscles from the bones and hide. In the eyes of Ely, this sight was extremely gruesome and thus, Ely darted back towards the family home. For days, Ely refused to leave his quarters. Approximately three weeks after the aforementioned incident, Ely began to feel upset with himself for leaving Michael in such haste and felt it was his duty to apologize and rectify the situation. Although Michael was initially upset and baffled by Ely’s response, he was warmly receiving of his apology. Michael questioned if Ely would be open to attempting to eventually learn how to hunt and Ely agreed that he would begin learning at once. Eventually, Ely learned how to craft a bow and learned how to procure poison for arrows. Although Ely remained uncomfortable with slaughtering animals, he slowly began to process the scene from before and learned to move past its seemingly heinous