After betraying the animals, Ben decided and swore never to Call to them again. He and Ellie together are going to free themselves from the Last Days and live peacefully, looking towards their better future, not back on the unhappy days of the recent past. .
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In a short period of time, a long list of events occurred; some of them, although it didn't seem like that at the time, for the better and other events very unfortunate. The story began not at the start of Last days but during Ben's journey while he was captive of an older man, Greg, as they were fleeing from Last Days. .
This levels the guesswork to the reader, to use imagination and understand Calling. Of course, this involves the reader and intrigues them to continue reading. Victor Kelleher, the author of Taronga, does this again in using Last Days, frequently speaking of it but not explaining throughout the novel what it is .
Greg and Ben captive, making him Call animals to then kill and eat them for their survival. Ben was becoming tired of betraying all these animals" trusts just so Greg can kill them for food and their skins. So one night, Ben put his collar up and walked away by himself, into the storm. .
Alone now, he roughed the bush, having a close encounter with a horseman and his horse. This is the point where he broke his promises to himself, he was going to Call. The previous evening he had made a vow to never Call again. It was a solemn promise and here he was, already about to break it. .
He sent out a silent Call, with the taste of defeat in his mouth. The message of the Call made the horse's hoofs slide and it crashed to the ground, the rider now unconscious and his one leg trapped beneath the heavy body. But Ben's worst nightmare had just come true; the horse was hurt beyond repair. He had to kill the horse to put it out of its misery. With the pull of a tiger, it was all over. He ran after having one last look at his first betrayal of trust in an animal and Calling.