Ever since Garret ran from his friends on planet Caladi, he was left with major conflicting feelings on whether or not his choice was the right one. If he had stayed, then he wouldn't have been the one to abandon his friends in their time of need, but at the same time, he was smart enough to know that staying meant dying.
So, after running for his life, he hid in Caladi's wide desert, surviving off of pocketed food pills, and praying that the dalki wouldn't find him. After about 2 days, he was found by a group of travelers, and taken in by the nearest shelter where he eventually recuperated, and sent back to military base 2.
However, without any of his old friends, he was beyond distraught, lacking direction. No longer having them by his side, he had to put his dream of reaching the top on hold.
