Chapter 1 and 2 review for cue for treason.(historial fiction novel)

The setting takes place in the at the end of the 16th centurey, Elizabethan England, in a small town called Cumberland in the North of England. Peter Brownrigg, a 14 year-old boy  and his family and fellow villagers, were in a secret protest againt Sir Phillip Morton, a knight who was stealing away their lands. But the initial incident began when Peter throws a rock at Sir Phillip(but missed). Peter went to school the next day(chapter 2), and boasted to his classmates about the adventure he had encountered last night. But because his classmates refused to believe him, he wished that his hat, with the bullet hole through it, had been with him. I personally think that this boy can be a little slow at times! Shouldn't he have known, therefore be extremely frightened, thsat he left his hat behind with his name? Shouldnt he have a clue that they will discover this and therfore use it as as an  evidence to catch him and then sentence him to some sort of crime?  I personally think that Peter is a stubborn and mischievous child who, at times, do not think before they act. If he only had he obeyed his father's rules, staying put until he recieves an order- then he would be clean from this entire mess! So the next day, in order to escape after finding out he was in trouble after being told by his parents, he left the village the following day. He had recieved 5 shillings from his father, and some food from his mother, and his journey begins. I am eager and excited to read the next chapter and find out what will happen next!!^^