After that, he refused to speak, and never did up until his death. His mother eventually died from the disease, but not before insulting him on his weight and accusing him of killing their entire family. When he returned home, he found that his brother was no longer there. After scavenging countless houses and public areas, he had only found a piece of cake.
With his mother succumbing rapidly to the disease, and food being nearly diminished, Poundcake left his house to get food. Upon running low on candles, his father left the family home to get more and never came back. Poundcake's family consisted of his parents and his 'baby' brother, who, when the plague hit, was actually three years old.
