Captain Oates, hero of the Antarctic, has been dead for nearly a century But, not in Sym's head In there, he is her constant companion, her soul mate, her adviser It is as if he walked out of the Polar blizzard and into her mind In fact, if it were not for Titus, life might be as bleak a place as the Antarctic wilderness Then, a short family expedition makes her ask the question she has long been avoiding who but the mad trust for happiness to someone or something that isn't there?