Pete
Pete
Species: Human | Role: Mentor
A homeless man on Mool who saw something in a desperate young worker. Pete helped Robert Fannec when no one else would—and paid the price for it.
Background
Nobody knows how Pete ended up on the streets of Bethada City. He never talked about his past—where he came from, what he did before, why he fell. All Robert knew was that Pete was there when he needed someone, and that was enough.
In the brutal economics of Mool’s undercity, Pete survived through small kindnesses and smaller expectations. He knew the back alleys, the safe corners, the rhythms of a city that chewed people up and forgot them.
Connection to Robert
When Robert Fannec was at his lowest—three weeks from eviction, parents dead, hope gone—Pete was the one who noticed. Who talked to him. Who told him about the shooting competitions that might offer a way out.
It wasn’t much. A few words, a pointed direction, a belief that Robert was worth the effort. But for a young man with nothing, it was everything.
Legacy
Pete didn’t live to see what Robert became. He was one of the disappearances—taken by the trafficking conspiracy that Robert would eventually expose. His death was one of the first hints that something was wrong on Mool, one of the early clues that put Robert on the path to GreenNet.
Robert carries a single photo of Pete. It’s one of the few personal items he keeps, a reminder of why he fights and who he fights for.
Some people save lives without ever knowing it. Some debts are paid forward, not back.
Significance
Pete represents everything the Confederation abandons—the poor, the forgotten, the people who fall through the cracks of civilization. His fate is the human cost of Parliament rule, made personal and immediate.
Robert fights for justice, for the resistance, for the crew. But somewhere beneath all of it, he’s still fighting for Pete.
Quotes
“You’re better than this place, kid. Don’t let it convince you otherwise.”
Connections
- Robert Fannec - The young man he helped
- Mool - Where he lived and died
- The Disappearances - One of the early victims
- The Photo - Robert’s personal reminder
Pete appears in Book 1: Outlaw and is referenced throughout the series.