Astrophysical

This story begins in Helena. Son of a heartlander writer, Titus was born to a mother who died during Titus’ childbirth. Despite being an only child, his father was a hermit who barely talked to his own son except at dinner. Titus only knew that his father had come across a writing block that he desperately attempted to escape, often believing that his mind was cursed. Seeing his father suffer so, Titus felt a pang of guilt as their income was failing. He saw himself as nothing but a burden to his struggling father. When Titus was sixteen, he found a note which proclaimed his father leaving the city. His father wished to see outside the walls of Helena to try to cure his block, and he would return when he found inspiration. So Titus waited. Days, months, and years pass before he believed his father was probably dead. During those long years, he continued his fathers practice. Often referring to the last sentence of his father’s note: Despite one banner holder’s tragedy, one will pick up the standard if he falls in battle. Titus picked up his father’s banner, now he must march onward.