Akela is too weak to enter the temple, Phaona insists to stay with him but quickly outsmarts Darzi, whom Mowgli left to watch him, and follows the rest of the pack inside. Phaona locks Mowgli and the other expedition wolves in and returns home to claim Akela and the others perished, so he becomes Akela's successor. Mowgli however manages to escape, bring Akela the healing water and lead the pack home.
—KGF Vissers