Glorious Brutality

A boy from a small village flees into a nearby forest. As he navigates the murky darkness of the night, he sees an owl pounce on a scurrying mouse, a toad snap at some nearby flies, and a large insect ensnared in the umbrella like web of a spider. As he bears witness to the glorious brutality of nature a gleam of ferocity and ambition flash through his eyes and he recalls the feeling of his father's corpse at his feet. The boy disappears into the cloak of darkness in front of him.