When I think of Ray, he reminds me of a 30 year old Special Forces veteran, not a 14 year old Spartan. The way you describe him with "he's been through worse" makes it feel like such.

And I would think a falling tree would create a lot of noise, even more than the fire, so Ray probably should've been able to hear that if he heard Rainbow Dash in the middle of sleeping.

I love this. Great job.