Courageous One, May You Rest In Peace Akela is seriously injured in a fight with a pack of hyenas, but instead of taking measures to heal himself, he refuses to eat and won't accept any form of treatment because he feels his time has come. Shortly afterwards, he passes away as he had foreseen. Just before he dies, he advises Mowgli to go and live with the humans because "his heart won't allow him" to stay with the wolf pack.