Don Leslie

Don Leslie is the deuteragonist of Beautiful Desolation. He is Mark Leslie's brother, who recruits him to fly him up to the Penrose.

Biography
Don was born years Mark, and as a result was more aware of their father's alcoholism and abusive nature. On a camping trip, they boys' father sent Don to fetch him a beer, which he dropped, and was subsequently forced to stay out in the cold without a sleeping bag. Once they came back from their trip, Don enlisted in the South African Defence Force and left their home. Though he wished that he could've taken Mark with him, Don felt that he couldn't stay any longer with the senior Leslie.

Don ultimately trained to become a helicopter pilot, and was on the front lines during the South African Border War. The pain and horror that he went through during the conflict left a deep impact on him mentally, and after he was discharged, he developed a drug addiction. Mark and his wife tried to help Don on numerous occasions, but were fairly unsuccessful in their attempts to reach him.

On the eve of the Penrose's arrival, Mark and his wife went out to pick up Don and take him home to care for him. Unfortunately, the storm generated by the Penrose caused Mark to crash their car, killing his wife and leaving him with a permanent leg injury. The last time that the two would see each other for ten years was at her funeral.

Sometime after that, Mister Callan took Don under his wing and hired him as a mechanic and pilot for his helicopter tour business. Though it is implied that Don wasn't the best worker (indicative of notes left by Callan), he loved his job and was deeply grateful to his employer for this second chance.

Events of Beautiful Desolation
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