The way things were was the way they should have been, but by the time the sacrifice had been made, it was too late to go back. When Mother and Father Wolf “seized” young Mowgli from the jaws of Shere Khan, and their decision to keep him was backed by the wolf council, the fate of the pack was altered forever. Although they asked Akela to lead again after Khan’s death, and free them of the lawlessness they enjoyed as a result of the splintering of factions, it could not be put back together. As Bagheera put it, “Nay, that may not be. When ye are full-fed, the madness may come upon you again. Not for nothing are ye called the Free People. Ye fought for freedom, and it is yours. Eat it, O Wolves.”
The way things were was the way they should have been, but by the time the sacrifice had been made, it was too late to go back. When Mother and Father Wolf “seized” young Mowgli from the jaws of Shere Khan, and their decision to keep him was backed by the wolf council, the fate of the pack was altered forever. Although they asked Akela to lead again after Khan’s death, and free them of the lawlessness they enjoyed as a result of the splintering of factions, it could not be put back together. As Bagheera put it, “Nay, that may not be. When ye are full-fed, the madness may come upon you again. Not for nothing are ye called the Free People. Ye fought for freedom, and it is yours. Eat it, O Wolves.”