Part 1 Important, Yay or Nayyyyyy?





    In the first part of this novel I mean the very first page it starts off with the main Character Robert Ross in what appears to be a war zone. He is incredibly hurt and in a whole lot of pain. He is on a set of train tracks with a city directly behind him and the countryside to magdalene wood in front of him. To his left was an abandoned train to which there is no clues to what happened to the engineer and his crew. Standing directly in front of Mr. Robert Ross is a big black mare. Aka a horse that is the pun in my title... Also there was a dog who greeted him happily as well. Anyways Robert checks out the horse and climbs atop of it. As Robert and his two new acquaintances rode off into the night. The horse stopped abruptly and let out a big nayyy. There was other horses among the abandoned train. Robert then said " All Right, Then we shall all go together" he released the horses from within the train and he let out over 100 horses, 130 to be exact. Robert his two new acquaintances and the other 130 horses took off down the tracks towards the Magdalene wood at 1 am in the morning the book referenced the moon as "rising red".



Abandoned Train



The Moon Rising Red





     After reading this first passage of my novel the wars I come to the conclusion Robert Ross really has a soft spot for animals. He really cares for all living things. I get this from the fact that he made two quick friends with this Dog and Mare. He also took the time to release all 130 horses from the abandoned train, and in turn saved all their lives when his was in danger from being so hurt and wounded.



Bailleul a small town in France where Robert Ross currently is



     A theme I pick up from the first couple of pages is abandonment. This appears to me because Robert Ross is clearly running away from something, my guess would be his commanding officers. Another clue to this would be the horses are left there abandoned almost like Ross is doing to his fellow soldiers and company. When he releases the horses they all flee into the forest. symbolizing that he is fleeing away from something. I find this really important to the novel and I know its going to be a big part of it. I believe that this exact part will come up later on closer to the end because I did not get a whole lot of details and it is very important I know so.