Dear Bernard Cornwell, we have been reading Azincourt as a Bernard Cornwell Group, book read and all have been favourable. One question arose though: Why you chose to have a gentler person (Hook) as your protagonist, as it was felt that none of your other heroes would have heard Saints voices. The discussion ranged from you being more mature in your writing to maybe imitating the way the old heroic stories had touches of christianity introduced by the monks who were re-writing them.Therefore I was surprised at your answer in the most frequently asked question section about christianity in your novels. Especially as the novels plot seems to pivot on the Saints Day. We are really interested in learning how you came upon Hook and the reason why he is a gentler natured man. Susan Howard