Michael didn’t wait for Annie as he takes Andrew and leaves after being through with burying Jerry’s body as he has already fulfilled his role and being around any longer would only seem awkward since he doesn’t have an idea of what to say to her or her daughter and seeing her daughter in tears would hurt him way whole lot so he was avoiding such scenarios from happening. On their way Andrew was still quiet all through, Michael then says to him, “Kid, you don’t need to take it all to heart. You are strong for a child of your age. You are suppose to be with kids your age playing and having fun but you instead decided to come with us to the forest for hunting. Although things didn’t actually go the way we wanted it but you still helped us out there in the end. You are one hell of a hunter”. Andrew just answers with an “ehh” sound and doesn’t says anything else before walking straight towards his apartment with his spoil of the hunt after all he did help in killing the frog before it was able to destroy its poisonous gland if not all their earlier fight and Jerry’s death would have been in vain. Michael stares at him and sighs to himself, ‘Such a good kid, he would have made a fine hunter but seems like he has lost his resolve due to what happened and what was being said’, he felt like it was such a waste that Andrew was this way after all he was composed during the hunt and was able to hold his own for so long and thought quickly to save himself from being killed.

Reaching home, Andrew couldn’t sleep. Not because of what was being said to him about being executed, he has gotten over that a long time ago since he knows that only true power would make someone impervious to all laws and boundaries. His lack of sleep was due to the earlier hunt. The skills portrayed by Michael and the rest got him gobsmacked. He hoped to reach that stage soon and even stronger so he did be able to go hunting and do stuffs all on his own. The skills displayed by the warriors where beyond the realm of ordinary humans, they were feats that could not be employed by normal humans back on earth. Their speed, strength, endurance where all beyond the charts and he wished to reach that realm as soon as possible and he understood that there was no way he would be able to get to that realm easily without the guide of those who knew about it. Settling his mind, he decides to ask Michael to train him no matter how much he had to pay after all he still had those coins he collected from the forest when he just came into this world. He still hid it and hasn’t spent it till date, it won’t be bad paying for the training after all if he had that power he would be able to secure more wealth. With power like that he did be able to secure a better spot and more wealth in this new world he has come to live in. He could see a bright future ahead of him if he had powers greater than the hunters, thinking about that he falls asleep and has a wonderful dream where he was so powerful he slaughtered a lot of animals, was so rich he had a big house, servants at his beck and call, and a lot of beautiful women by his side. While dreaming he had a beautiful smile on his face, a pity he doesn’t seem to know that what the future has in store for him is greater and more antagonizing than he actually thinks.

Waking up the next morning, Andrew goes to where he has hidden his little stash of wealth although won’t seem much to some people was a huge sum of money to him, summing up to fifteen gold pieces, thirty two silver pieces and ten bronze coins. He adds the money gotten from the hunt and ties everything up in a pouch made from leather then sets out to Michael’s home. He doesn’t actually know Michael’s home but the directions from the villagers got him there since Michael was very popular such that when he even asked for directions, he was looked at in a awkward way and most people just took him for being a newbie in the village. After few times of asking for direction he gets to Michael’s apartment but instead of knocking he stays outside to wait for Michael while trying to organize what he would say to him.

Seems like Michael was either a late waker or he was busy inside cause he doesn’t come out all the way till noon and a lot of people saw Andrew outside his home waiting the entirely time and all wondered what he wanted but everybody minded their business and none of them went up to Andrew to ask what’s wrong. Michael came out of his house when the sun was high up in the sky, all sweaty like whom just came out from the oven. On seeing Andrew outside his home, he was shocked cause it was very obvious he has been there for a long while and he was all sweaty too.

Andrew sights him and he kowtows in greeting as he said, “I need you to train me”. Michael was shocked by what Andrew just said and what goes on in his mind was, ‘I thought this kid has given up on being an hunter, seems I was wrong though’. On seeing Michael delaying in his response, Andrew brought forth the pouch where he has put all his money into and says, “If it’s about the payment, although I have not been hunting I still have quite some money with me. You can take it all and if it’s still not enough I can pay more later on”. Michael sizes Andrew up with some interest before saying, “The road of an hunter is very risky, you could die anytime just like what happened the other time. You won’t know where the next danger is located or if you are in a death zone and you would be dead before knowing what hits you. Do you still want to go through with it?”. “Yes I do. I don’t mind what is out there I just want to be the best hunter there is”, replies Andrew while raising his head, one could see the deep resolve in his eyes. ‘Seems like the previous encounter instead of weakening his resolve actually strengthened it’, says Michael inwardly to himself actually impressed with the light in Andrew’s eyes. Smiling for a bit, Michael says while walking back into his house, “Then be prepared to go through a whole lot of hellish training. Pick up your pouch and follow me”. Andrew was happy that it all went smoothly but what was going on in Michael’s mind was totally different, ‘Kid, hope you would be able to continually make me proud. I am rooting for you so don’t fail my expectations”.