A/N You know those random ideas that hit you and just won't go away? This is one of those. I was playing through Dark Dawn when this just popped into my head. So I used my ZOMG SHINY NEW LAPTOP to type it up. Yeah.

This is basically a look into Matthew's thoughts on the different places he travels to and the things he learns there. Some of it might seem a bit OOC to you, but I have a nasty habit of subscribing to an alternative character interpretation-especially when it comes to Golden Sun.

I should warn you now, there will be some major angst in later chapters, along with personal fanon dispersed throughout the whole thing. Also some ideas have ended up being very repetitive.

...The note's about as long as the chapter. Oops. End A/N

Prologue: Lookout Cabin

He loved his peaceful little cabin.

He loved the way the sun shone on the little garden outside and how the plants sang with joy under the light. He loved the sound of the rain pliping against the thatched roof and how the moonlight would coat the rooms in silver. He loved how the birds would swoop down with their songs and the small creatures of the plateau would hide behind barrels of supplies when he passed.

He loved his peaceful little home, even if it was only him and his father and Tyrell and Uncle Garet.

Matthew felt he could live his whole life in that little lookout cabin, and he would be content. He knew the possibility was unlikely, but that didn't stop him from hoping.