INTRODUCTION

“Swoosh an arrow flies by” a flock of chickens behind it.There seems to be a

boy running behind them roughly the age of 17.Dressed in clothes not at all
appropriate to the weather or the activity he is performing,a red hood with a
tweed coat.As he was running behind the chickens he was shooting arrows at
them.But suddenly he changed directions and ran behind in the direction he
came from it seems like he was afraid of something or someone.There was a
huge man standing there and the chickens ran up behind him he seemed like
a person who would eat elephants for breakfast and whales for lunch.He
turned his head slightly and the arrow blew past his ear just by a nick,one
head turn and he would turn into a human pin board.He shouted “BOY WHAT
ARE YOU DOING WITH MY CHICKENS AGAIN,IF I EVER CAUGHT YOU
YOU WOULD BE SERVED FOR DINNER TO MY HOUNDS”.The boy ran like
there was no tomorrow while holding his hood.He stopped in front of a tavern
which was also his house.He lived on the 1st floor while the tavern was at the
ground level.The tavern was owned by his parents his father was a blacksmith
in his golden years and his mother was said to be a princess from a far away
land who ran away from her home to be with his father as they were deeply in
love though he believed these stories to be false and always thought his
mother was a normal woman who takes care of the tavern now in her older
days.He opened the door to his residence and there his father was standing
menacingly,his father was a well known and well respected man in that
town.Father said “you were shooting chickens i heard.”No answer from the
boy he was sweating profusely he was expecting another shouting or another
lecture session about discipline but to his surprise he his father did nothing of
that sorts.He just asked him to wait there his father opened a trunk which as
as big as their bed and had dust on it from the ancient times he took out his
own bow and arrow and his quiver which has a master seal on it.His father
said “Steven, go down to the horses and prepare them for a ride and don’t
forget to take your bow and quiver, we will be going hunting in the forest.”This
was very surprising for steven as he never thought his father knew to hunt or
even he knew how to shoot a bow it was like he discovered something life
changing,but he did as his father asked and did not question him as he was
too afraid to ask.At the time of departure they both bid farewell to Steven’s
mother Sophia and said they will be returning the next day.Steven noticed
something,his mother was not surprised by his father’s get up as if she knew
something he didn’t.Not thinking much of it he began riding closely following
his father they reached the forest finally and the sun was right at the top.They
set up camp for a day in a clearing beside a stream.His father did not let him
rest at all he ordered him to shoot at every fish he could and not to stop until
the 100 arrows were empty or all the fishes in the stream were dead.Steven
did as instructed and shot every arrow at the fishes he has not missing a
single fish,his father said good now collect the fishes and resharpen the
arrows and repeat the same thing.Steven was quite annoyed and asked his
father why he was doing it.Charles,his father said to test your patience and
eagerness to do what you love.It turns out Steven was the best archer in the
previous kingdom they lived at he won all the tournaments and was the king’s
favourite too.But that kingdom was annexed in battle and they had to flee and
come live at the current town,and here only the noble’s sons are allowed to do
archery at tournaments and most of them were not good.After that point
Steven has not been the same he was not the same,he even pleaded to the
king but he dismissed him saying peasants are not allowed to take part in
sport it would ruin the standard of the sport.From then on he has been spiteful
of the nobles and tries to shoot arrows just at the sight of them although bows
are not allowed in the kingdom his father made him one.So after all the arrow
shooting at the fishes his father finally lets him rest and they light a fire and
burn the fishes for dinner the night was not eventful.Though at dawn the did
see a brown bear across the stream but nothing came of it they relaxed and at
that time his father said “I know it is hard for you to live without doing what you
love the most but you also just can’t shoot arrows at the nobles you need to
have people supporting the cause and in mass numbers for any change to
occur It would take time but you should start by gathering the other boys who
break the law to shoot arrows near the woods.”After that talk they headed
home while going home they saw a noble convoy going by Steven being him
did not bow to them but they were different than the others they did not mind
it.And even stroke up a conversation with his father about the surroundings.It
was very different than the nobles Steven had seen,after that they returned
home and Steven went to sleep again while his father went on with his day.