Journal #1 1st Quarter

 In the novel The Archer's Tale, by Bernard Cornwell, the prologue gave me an idea of what was going to happen next. In the prologue, the author is talking about the main character Thomas. Thomas is from the small town of Hookton where he lives with his father. Thomas is secretly training to become a better archer behind his dad's back.  His father does not want him to become an archer, but clearly it is his passion to become one. Little did Thomas know that he would have to use his archery skills to kill French mercenaries that raid Hookton. Everyone in the village is killed or taken captive and Thomas grabs his bow and get on a vantage point to kill some of the mercenaries. Thomas kills four mercenaries and forces them to flee Hookton. Thomas' father is found nearly dead in the Church. Unfortunately he dies and one of the mercenaries, who goes by the name of Harlequin, stole a sacred lance that resided in the Church and killed his father. Chapter 1 then fast forwards to seven years later, where Thomas is serving in the English Army, and he is trying to find the stolen artifact and get revenge. After reading the prologue I was expecting Thomas to be on his own. He had lost everything and I thought he would be out on his own pursuing his quest to get the relic back. I was not expecting Thomas to be serving in the army, but I like how the author built up to chapter one.