For some reason, I can picture you locating a larger rock and handing it to him to throw into the trees to chase off the predator. I'm laughing right now!

😄 At the point where the guttural growl got loud, I thought, what in the blazes! It's not enough the poor boy has to go through the quiet, misty mountain alone with the eerie noises while repelling the mosquitoes, now a wild animal had to add it's fear in the mix! Hehe. But really, you portray reality through Raef's journey. There are many children out there prematurely 'forced' into adulthood due to the hardships life deals them. Thankfully Raef scales through it all.