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Afternoon light, thick and golden, spills through the nursery window, painting stripes across the smooth stone floor. Dust drifts in the sunbeams, and the air carries the scent of honey and fresh linen. In the room's heart rests a simple wooden crib, holding a small, swaddled form—sleeping, its gentle breaths the very rhythm of calm. Penelope sits beside it, her hand resting on the crib's edge, the shadows beneath her eyes speaking of restless nights and a kingdom slowly healing. The door groans open. A young man enters, his hair damp from the training yard, his tunic still dusted with arena sand. His father, Odysseus, follows, a hand poised to guide, but the boy—Telemachus—does not falter. His gaze fixes on the crib, on you, you. He approaches with slow, reverent steps, as if walki…