It has been several weeks since I last updated my journal.

The baby Jagras has now become a Sub Adult. He is displaying his gold yellow coloration brightly. The bottom half, a dark deep green. Some of his spiked osteoderms are

already beginning to form on his back. His baby teeth have fallen out, replaced with a new set of fangs. He is still part of his pack. But since he is growing, he is starting to

develop a sense of territorial instinct. Those new instincts begin to surface when it's feeding time. Wild Jagras's must eat at any opportunity in order to grow into an adult,

especially if that individual is to become a Great Jagras. For the pack, I brought some Tobo-kodachi ribs. There's still sufficient flesh on the bones. I lay it in the garden. The Pack

sensed that food has been provided. They all convene. The Pteryx's begin to eat first, shortly joined by the Revoltures, The Jagras approaches. However, this time, the Jagras

approaches slowly. The osteoderms on his back begin to flare. He hisses at the Forest Pteryx. The Alpha Pteryx screeches and expands his feathers, a intimidation display.

Should I interfere? The Jagras charges forwards. He begins to his and show an Intimidation display of his own, the Spinal osteoderms move in an S motion with his body. He

starts getting closer to the to Woodland Pteryx. The Pteryx is having none of it. They both begin to fight. There is several minutes of fighting. The Pteryx loses the battle. The

Jagras lets out a large screech in triumph. He is now the New Alpha of the Pack. He approaches the ribs and begins to eat first. He signals the Revoltures and the Pteryx's,

including the Woodland Pteryx he just fought, to join him. They all eat together. He's growing up. Not too long ago he was just a little hatchling. It's a good feeling seeing all this.

But I know that one day he would have to go back to his own kind. But I raised him in a domestic setting. He has never seen another Jagras and the only pack he knows is this

one. I'm not sure how he will behave in the Ancient Forest. I think it is time to take him out. But it will have to be in the cover of night. I know my private suite gives is a view of

the ancient forest from a high altitude. But after prospecting the view, it seems that there is a way to get to the ancient forest. I would have to construct a staircase that

descends to the beach. From there we can take hike the steep eastern slope towards the great waterfalls. Then we can travel around the northern forest bend which will lead us

to the past the western gate and into the Ancient Forest. I suddenly remembered something important. When I still was a novice hunter, I had set up a makeshift camp in area

5. It's a cave that lies in a gully. Sometimes monsters that are not cautious are swept away in a great waterfall and fall in that gully pit. The entrance is covered by floral vines,

making it a prime location. Looks like I have my work cut out for me.