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Achilles is gone.

Sometime last night, Achilles and his old buddy Patroclus lead a small raid on one of the villages to the north of Troy.

We have actually been in control of these villages for a couple of years. However, their sympathies are with the Trojans, and it’s been almost impossible for us to completely cease their support for Troy.

Achilles has wanted to raze these villages ever since we got here.

Well, I guess that Achilles decided that some razing needed to be done last night. -You can see the smoke still rising from here.

If you ask me, I think that Achilles assailed that village just because he’s still pissed off at Agamemnon. Maybe it is about a girl. Hell, we are all here because of a girl… Still, part of me thinks that it might be because of the Wooden Horse. Achilles loves a good and bloody battle. If the Wooden Horse actually works, he might not get one.

Come think of it, the whole reason Achilles has been hanging out for the last few years might be in anticipation of the battle to come. Maybe that’s why he left.

Anyway, this morning he did leave.

Rumor has it that Agamemnon was mighty pissed about Achilles little venture last night. Some people are saying that Agamemnon actually ordered Achilles to leave. Others said that Achilles just took off.

Either way, Achilles rounded up a bunch of the Magensians and left with one of their ships before breakfast.

Odysseus stopped by this morning but said very little. He was looking for some maps. Instead of asking me, the General just started rooting though my papers and making a mess. When I told them that the maps were in his tent, he knocked over a stack of parchment rolls and stormed out.

Poor Elpenor caught Odysseus on his way out. In a rigid salute, Elpenor was just shoved to the ground.

-This is not going to be good for morale.