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We released Helenus today.
Early this morning, Odysseus and Diomedes dropped by to give me the order.
Apparently, the commanders didn’t think Helenus’ knowledge of the Wooden Horse was of any great concern. -At any rate, I guess they deemed the prolonged detention of Priam’s son to be the greater risk.
On this point, I agree with our commanders. -I doubt Helenus could even betray the location of our camp to the Trojans.
Surprisingly, Odysseus didn’t mention his trip to retrieve Neoptolemus, nor did he ask of the crew I was to have recruited.
Instead, the generals were preoccupied with a conversation concerning some woman problems Diomedes was having.
After instructing me to release Helenus, Odysseus and Diomedes picked up their chat and walked out of my tent as if I’d just disappeared.
Anyway, after breakfast, Misenus and I escorted Helenus to the middle of the Trojan plain.
Misenus and I rode horses, pulling the tethered prince behind us.
Halfway into no-man’s-land, we untied him and rode off.
However, after going some distance back to the encampment, we turned to see that Helenus was still standing where we left him. -He was crying.
Worried what might happen if Priam’s son didn’t make it home, Misenus and I rode back and began coaxing him back to Troy.
Shouting at the sobbing prince, we herded him across the Trojan plain.
Strangely, Helenus didn’t seem interested in going home. -In fact, the prince would often run away from Troy, forcing us to go out of our way to cajole him back towards the city.
Fortunately, Helenus was afraid of our horses, and we found that rearing them up effectively reversed his direction.
After nearly an hour of this, it was a relief to see a group of Trojans riding out to confront us.
When they seemed close enough to overtake Helenus, but far enough not to catch us, we turned and rode back.
As we left, Helenus began screaming.
Looking over my shoulder, I saw the Trojan envoy chasing the frantic prince of Troy to the north.
I spent the rest of the day cleaning my tent.
Early this morning, Odysseus and Diomedes dropped by to give me the order.
Apparently, the commanders didn’t think Helenus’ knowledge of the Wooden Horse was of any great concern. -At any rate, I guess they deemed the prolonged detention of Priam’s son to be the greater risk.
On this point, I agree with our commanders. -I doubt Helenus could even betray the location of our camp to the Trojans.
Surprisingly, Odysseus didn’t mention his trip to retrieve Neoptolemus, nor did he ask of the crew I was to have recruited.
Instead, the generals were preoccupied with a conversation concerning some woman problems Diomedes was having.
After instructing me to release Helenus, Odysseus and Diomedes picked up their chat and walked out of my tent as if I’d just disappeared.
Anyway, after breakfast, Misenus and I escorted Helenus to the middle of the Trojan plain.
Misenus and I rode horses, pulling the tethered prince behind us.
Halfway into no-man’s-land, we untied him and rode off.
However, after going some distance back to the encampment, we turned to see that Helenus was still standing where we left him. -He was crying.
Worried what might happen if Priam’s son didn’t make it home, Misenus and I rode back and began coaxing him back to Troy.
Shouting at the sobbing prince, we herded him across the Trojan plain.
Strangely, Helenus didn’t seem interested in going home. -In fact, the prince would often run away from Troy, forcing us to go out of our way to cajole him back towards the city.
Fortunately, Helenus was afraid of our horses, and we found that rearing them up effectively reversed his direction.
After nearly an hour of this, it was a relief to see a group of Trojans riding out to confront us.
When they seemed close enough to overtake Helenus, but far enough not to catch us, we turned and rode back.
As we left, Helenus began screaming.
Looking over my shoulder, I saw the Trojan envoy chasing the frantic prince of Troy to the north.
I spent the rest of the day cleaning my tent.
3 Comments:
Classic Prophet.
Checked this site after about a month... amazing, just superb. If this ever gets published as a book I'll add it to my library in a snap.
like the new numbering scheme better ;)
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