User blog comment:YMunesanzun/.../@comment-2037710-20140911074314/@comment-5807506-20140911080605

Anyways, this was just a few short chapters regarding two of the more major events that occurred during his childhood, and shedding a bit of light on the structure of "early" (for lack of a better word) human civilization.

I mean, I could go into some detail regarding his life before the raid, but that would ultimately be filler material and wouldn't actually contribute to the backstory. Example - At age 4 he found a puppy and they became friends. He named this puppy "Sandy" due to the color of its fur. 2 years later, Sandy died when part of the ground of a cliff overlooking the ocean gave way, sending the dog to its death.

That's a pretty extreme example. It could be there, it might be there...but it wouldn't actually be doing anything in the end.