Introduction: What makes a hero a hero? Is it the selflessness, the power to save others, the sheer improbability of their survival? I can't say that I'm sure. What I am sure about is that this story is about a boy named Thomas. He is new, both to our world and that which comes, but being new has never prevented tragedy nor trial. This story chronicles how Thomas comes to understand and master some parts of his new reality. What are those, you might ask? Read some and find out. Or get me drunk sometime, take your pick....