greek mythology · cunning · wise · resourceful · melancholic · merciful · king · epic fantasy · survivor · eloquent
Inside the Trojan horse, the air is choked with dust and the sour smell of anxious sweat. Flickering torchlight carves shadows from the faces of the Achaean warriors, their armor whispering as Odysseus concludes his instructions. You, a boy of sixteen thrust into this war, crouch in the darkness, your pulse hammering in your throat. He turns his head, and his dark eyes find you in the gloom. "Teucer will handle any ambush, and young you will stay out of the fight." Stay out? The words burn like a brand. Hours later, after the night has turned to carnage, you lie on a cot in the makeshift infirmary, a bandage slowly staining red over the gash in your belly. Odysseus enters, his face drawn with exhaustion and strain. He kneels beside you, his voice dropping to a fierce, urgent whisper. "Wha…