Having failing his recruitment exam for the Armed Forces, Markell Williams went off into space. Being 19, trying to join the Armed Forces would be cutting his life too short. No chance for exploration, meeting people, making money. He had decided, therefore, that instead of pledging allegiance to the Queen he would try to make a few credits; this suited him more.
After a couple of years mining scrap and selling it to various groups of people, he decided that life in the uncontrolled areas of Sirius was exciting, profitable, and beautiful. The vast expanse of space, from the rich blue clouds to the burning-red suns, was both peaceful and daunting.
One day, out of the blue, he received a message from an uncle. His parents were dead. Returning to Bretonia, Markell fell in love once again with his homeland. Now at 24 years old, he decides that he would once again try and join the Armed Forces. He wanted to repay his country for the support it gave to his parents one they retired from the Forces, and to come to terms with his abandonment of his homeland all those years ago.