Chapter 1/2 response

The first two chapters of Cue for Treason are very action packed. Right away the author reveals to us who the main character is and how his lifestyle is. (Including food, cloithing..etc) The first chapter starts off with Peter, the main character in the story, and his father and brother doing their "job" during the night. However, their job is not completly legal. Their job was to defend their stone made fence that Sir Phillips, a "knight" (because of the 'sir' in front of the name), wants to break down because he wants the land. Indeed Sir Phillips is a knight but he is "extremely hard". (pg. 16) However when Peter and his family go out to be the lookouts for the fence, Peter chucks a rock at him. Sir Phillips was so angry that he and his men shot at him. Peter flees and gets out of the village, just in time to see horsemen coming up the lanes to his house.