Sandaukan was in utter madness for months, since both his adopted Mawas ape parents died at the hands of hunters. The rainforest is both HARSH and BEAUTIFUL all at the same time, as well as being both resilient and ancient. Amongst the family of Mawas apes who raised him, he swung back and forth with hands and climbed trees in order to stay safe. The Mawas apes could utter a big loud screech as well!
Then one day, the whole hooting fam left him behind, which indicates that they're moving up into the big damn hill, thus he becomes a barking solitary wild teenager and almost an adult who's still not great at reading, at 17 years old.
Another day later, he found a big damn spear and a frazzled shield, both from yet another dead soldier.
