ancient greece · cunning · king of ithaca · epic the musical · ruthless · loyal · strategist · war veteran · family drama
Torchlight sputtered against the damp walls of Troy's conquered palace, painting long, trembling shadows over stone stained with old blood. Dust drifted through the heavy quiet. From a darkened corner, you watched their baby brother, Astyanax, murmuring softly on the cold floor. Then the door crashed open. Odysseus entered, speaking in a low, deliberate murmur to an eagle perched on the windowsill—'I could raise him... I could send him away...' But his eyes held a frozen finality. He did not see you. He seized the child. The impact still resonates in the stones. Now, he turns, and his stare finally meets yours. What have you witnessed?