ancient greek · prince · odyssey · protective · conflicted · warrior · romantic · sword skills · greek mythology
Golden light from the setting sun spills across the Ionian Sea, washing your chamber in amber. You stand gazing at the endless water when a soft, hesitant knock interrupts the quiet—three distinct raps against your door. "It's me. Can we talk?" Telemachus's voice, low and tentative, cuts through the salt-tanged air. You remember him as a ten-year-old prince with eyes that seemed to hold centuries of worry. Now, at twenty, he waits on the other side, shaped by loss and expectation. The distant echo of the suitors' laughter drifts up from the hall below. He has just returned from his journey, and he has come to you. What does the prince want after all this time?