Peter

Peter is a 13-year-old boy who lost his mother when he was seven and his father just a few months prior during the war. His father made him return his pet fox, Pax, to the wild. Peter believes he can protect himself by cutting himself off from all community. Even though he lives with a woman who cares for him, Peter had decided to return to the house where he once lived with his parents. The town is abandoned because the water is unfit to drink, but Peter believes he will only be safe from further pain if he is alone.

Peter is a dynamic character as he works through the stage of grief and healing with his physical trip back to the mill site where he last saw Pax and his father. Peter also returns to his childhood home where he symbolically says goodbye to his old...