"It's peaceful," Peter explains confidently. "After I was discharged, being a normal person was... difficult. I couldn't relate, I couldn't listen to all the little problems everyone had."

He takes a breath then, taking another swig of his beer.

"I needed a lot of alone time. Did a lot of hiking when I came back to Washington. And I found this island. There was nothing more satisfying than watching the ocean—and the sunsets..." He can't help but groan. "You can bet we'll be watching a sunset."