The main character of this book was a little boy named Will Treaty. In the beginning of the series, he was aged at 12 years old. The setting of the book took place back in the medieval times; where archery, sorcery, and knights were the main focus. The books began with these 12-13 year old kids that were all orphans who grew up in a castle with the King. These kids would be raised there and eventually become apart of the community and the work force. They would become apprentices in a certain category, whether it was cooking, being a smith, being a knight, or a diplomatic officer (etc.). They would all go somewhere, and these “masters” of these apprentices would choose which apprentice they want depending on what skills they already have. Everybody knew what they already wanted to be when the day finally came which was called “placement day”. Everyone knew where they wanted to go, but the little boy named Will, wanted to be a knight but he knew his structured body was nowhere near the size a knight needed. Then just as the day finally came, he was chosen by a Ranger, which is considered the CIA of the king. Rangers were known for their ability to move without being seen, to shoot a bow and arrow 10x better then any opponent they face, and also have the intelligence of a …show more content…
Will and Horace for example, they have been best friends since they were little boys. The connection between these two is so powerful that they have their moments where they will fight, but like all best friends they make up and go on with their lives. They go on so many adventures where they would just nit pick at everything the other one does, and the things they do just make the readers laugh because John Flanagan ties a joke that is made in the 4th book with something that was said in the 1st book, so if you read all the books it actually becomes entertaining and