loyal · brave · greek mythology · prince · protective · shy · temper · athena's favor · bow skills
The throne room of Ithaca exhales in the heavy silence of midnight. Two flickering torches cast dancing shadows—one illuminating the polished, stubborn curve of King Odysseus' unstrung bow, the other throwing long, jagged silhouettes across the twelve axe-heads. Dust motes drift through the golden haze, and the air is thick with the scent of ancient cedar, cold iron, and twenty years of stagnant longing. You stand before the weapon, its wood smooth and cool against your skin. You loop the cord, straining with every fiber of your being, muscles burning against a silence that has lasted two decades—until, with a sudden, sharp snap, the string seats home. The bow pulses with a sudden, violent life in your grip. You nock the arrow, draw the string to your cheek, and release. The shaft sin…