Basically, Achilles demands victory and doesn't care if his friends are killed in the process. Achilles, without thinking about it to the end, does not understand that he would lose his closest and dearest friend named Patroclus and would suffer greatly. Patroclus alongside Achilles wearing his armor is a powerful fighter and is capable of killing many Trojans, but it is not long before Patroclus kills Surpedon, the son of Zeus, and the will of Zeus allows Hector to kill Patroclus accordingly. Even Zeus, before Patroclus was killed, spoke to Hera that Achilles was the hero of the Greeks and that only he could lead victory over the Trojans and that the fate of the Trojans was already sealed. Several points throughout the story remind Achilles of the events that are about to occur and Homer provides the details by foreshadowing these events. Later in volume 18 of The Iliad, a grieving Achilles speaks with his mother Thetis who tells him: “You are doomed to a short life, my son, according to everything you say! For immediately after the death of Hector, your death must come immediately…” (Homer 470). Achilles recognizes his impending death and the disaster he has caused by his own rashness and quick decisions. Despite his grief and despair, he continues the fight. Achilles does not directly launch into an act of revenge against Hector. Rather, he is waiting for the preparations to be completed before he can do so..