Hey there! You have such an amusing start to your story, and something about it just pulled me in. Although the beginning sentence is rather long and holds a lot of information for being the first sentence, it gets directly to the point in that amusing fairy tale sort of way.
Your narrative is pretty fast-paced, which is good and bad. Some dialogue could help to slow it down in a few places. Also, I think it would be beneficial to be a bit more specific as to who you're talking about instead of just using the pronoun "he" all the time. It can get a little confusing to follow when we're not sure which character those pronouns are referring to.
Often your sentences could benefit from either being split up or having some punctuation between separate phrases.
We get a lot of information in this first chapter, while at the same time knowing very little of the world you're building or the main character. You can use that to your advantage if you weave the details in skillfully, but make sure you don't leave your readers in the dark.
I really like how you've already established the main quest in this chapter. The way you end the sentence by reorienting us with that specific quest is great.
That's all for now. Keep writing!
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