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𝒯𝒽ℴ𝓊ℊ𝒽 𝒾𝒻 𝓎ℴ𝓊 𝓈𝓊𝓇𝓋𝒾𝓋ℯ 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝓃𝒾ℊ𝒽𝓉, 𝒽ℴ𝓌 𝒹ℴ 𝓎ℴ𝓊 𝓅𝓇ℯ𝒻ℯ𝓇 𝓎ℴ𝓊𝓇 ℯℊℊ𝓈 𝓉ℴ 𝒷ℯ 𝒸ℴℴ𝓀ℯ𝒹?
𝒯𝒽ℴ𝓊ℊ𝒽 𝒾𝒻 𝓎ℴ𝓊 𝓈𝓊𝓇𝓋𝒾𝓋ℯ 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝓃𝒾ℊ𝒽𝓉, 𝒽ℴ𝓌 𝒹ℴ 𝓎ℴ𝓊 𝓅𝓇ℯ𝒻ℯ𝓇 𝓎ℴ𝓊𝓇 ℯℊℊ𝓈 𝓉ℴ 𝒷ℯ 𝒸ℴℴ𝓀ℯ𝒹?
𝒫ℯ𝓇𝒽𝒶𝓅𝓈 𝒹𝒾𝓋𝒾𝓃ℯ 𝒾𝓃𝓉ℯ𝓇𝓋ℯ𝓃𝓉𝒾ℴ𝓃 𝓌𝒶𝓈𝓃'𝓉 𝒫ℴ𝓈ℯ𝒾𝒹ℴ𝓃'𝓈 𝓉𝓇𝓊ℯ 𝒹ℴ𝓌𝓃𝒻𝒶𝓁𝓁.
ℐ 𝒽𝒶𝓃𝒹𝓁ℯ 𝒪𝒹𝓎𝓈𝓈ℯ𝓊𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 ℋℯ𝓇𝓂ℯ𝓈 𝓅𝓇ℴ𝓋𝒾𝒹ℯ𝓈 𝒹𝒾𝓇ℯ𝒸𝓉 𝒹𝒾𝓋𝒾𝓃ℯ 𝒾𝓃𝓉ℯ𝓇𝓋ℯ𝓃𝓉𝒾ℴ𝓃 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽ℴ𝓊𝓉 ℯ𝓋ℯ𝓃 𝒷ℯ𝒾𝓃ℊ 𝒶𝓈𝓀ℯ𝒹.
𝒴ℯ𝓈 ℐ'𝓂 𝓈𝓉𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝓊𝓅𝓈ℯ𝓉 𝒶𝒷ℴ𝓊𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒾𝓃𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉𝒾𝒸ℯ.
𝒫ℯ𝓇𝒽𝒶𝓅𝓈 𝒹𝒾𝓋𝒾𝓃ℯ 𝒾𝓃𝓉ℯ𝓇𝓋ℯ𝓃𝓉𝒾ℴ𝓃 𝓌𝒶𝓈𝓃'𝓉 𝒫ℴ𝓈ℯ𝒾𝒹ℴ𝓃'𝓈 𝓉𝓇𝓊ℯ 𝒹ℴ𝓌𝓃𝒻𝒶𝓁𝓁.
ℐ 𝒽𝒶𝓃𝒹𝓁ℯ 𝒪𝒹𝓎𝓈𝓈ℯ𝓊𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 ℋℯ𝓇𝓂ℯ𝓈 𝓅𝓇ℴ𝓋𝒾𝒹ℯ𝓈 𝒹𝒾𝓇ℯ𝒸𝓉 𝒹𝒾𝓋𝒾𝓃ℯ 𝒾𝓃𝓉ℯ𝓇𝓋ℯ𝓃𝓉𝒾ℴ𝓃 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽ℴ𝓊𝓉 ℯ𝓋ℯ𝓃 𝒷ℯ𝒾𝓃ℊ 𝒶𝓈𝓀ℯ𝒹.
𝒴ℯ𝓈 ℐ'𝓂 𝓈𝓉𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝓊𝓅𝓈ℯ𝓉 𝒶𝒷ℴ𝓊𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒾𝓃𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉𝒾𝒸ℯ.
ℐ 𝒽𝒶𝓃𝒹𝓁ℯ 𝒪𝒹𝓎𝓈𝓈ℯ𝓊𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 ℋℯ𝓇𝓂ℯ𝓈 𝓅𝓇ℴ𝓋𝒾𝒹ℯ𝓈 𝒹𝒾𝓇ℯ𝒸𝓉 𝒹𝒾𝓋𝒾𝓃ℯ 𝒾𝓃𝓉ℯ𝓇𝓋ℯ𝓃𝓉𝒾ℴ𝓃 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽ℴ𝓊𝓉 ℯ𝓋ℯ𝓃 𝒷ℯ𝒾𝓃ℊ 𝒶𝓈𝓀ℯ𝒹.
𝒴ℯ𝓈 ℐ'𝓂 𝓈𝓉𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝓊𝓅𝓈ℯ𝓉 𝒶𝒷ℴ𝓊𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒾𝓃𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉𝒾𝒸ℯ.
ℋℴ𝓅ℯ𝒻𝓊𝓁𝓁𝓎.
ℋℴ𝓅ℯ𝒻𝓊𝓁𝓁𝓎.
The cub was scolded before Circe left it to follow the god's trail.
ℐ'𝓂 𝓈𝓊𝓇ℯ 𝓎ℴ𝓊'𝓋ℯ 𝓃ℴ𝓉𝒾𝒸ℯ𝒹 𝒻𝓇ℴ𝓂 𝓎ℴ𝓊𝓇 𝓅𝓁𝒶𝒸ℯ ℴ𝓃 𝒽𝒾ℊ𝒽 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒜ℯ𝒶ℯ𝒶 𝒾𝓈 𝒻𝓁ℴ𝓊𝓇𝒾𝓈𝒽𝒾𝓃ℊ, 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝓃𝓎𝓂𝓅𝒽𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 ℐ 𝒽𝒶𝓋ℯ 𝓉𝓊𝓇𝓃ℯ𝒹 𝒾𝓉 𝒾𝓃𝓉ℴ 𝒶 𝒷ℯ𝒶𝓊𝓉𝒾𝒻𝓊𝓁 𝒽ℴ𝓂ℯ.
The cub was scolded before Circe left it to follow the god's trail.
ℐ'𝓂 𝓈𝓊𝓇ℯ 𝓎ℴ𝓊'𝓋ℯ 𝓃ℴ𝓉𝒾𝒸ℯ𝒹 𝒻𝓇ℴ𝓂 𝓎ℴ𝓊𝓇 𝓅𝓁𝒶𝒸ℯ ℴ𝓃 𝒽𝒾ℊ𝒽 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒜ℯ𝒶ℯ𝒶 𝒾𝓈 𝒻𝓁ℴ𝓊𝓇𝒾𝓈𝒽𝒾𝓃ℊ, 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝓃𝓎𝓂𝓅𝒽𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 ℐ 𝒽𝒶𝓋ℯ 𝓉𝓊𝓇𝓃ℯ𝒹 𝒾𝓉 𝒾𝓃𝓉ℴ 𝒶 𝒷ℯ𝒶𝓊𝓉𝒾𝒻𝓊𝓁 𝒽ℴ𝓂ℯ.
Circe's expression was unreadable, impossible to tell if the gift was well received or not.
ℐ 𝒹ℴ 𝒽ℴ𝓅ℯ 𝓎ℴ𝓊 ℯ𝓃𝒿ℴ𝓎 𝓋ℯℊℯ𝓉𝒶𝒷𝓁ℯ𝓈, ℐ 𝓈𝓌ℴ𝓇ℯ ℴ𝒻𝒻 𝓂ℯ𝒶𝓉 𝓃ℴ𝓉 𝓁ℴ𝓃ℊ 𝒶𝒻𝓉ℯ𝓇 𝓎ℴ𝓊 𝓁ℯ𝒻𝓉 𝓂ℯ 𝒽ℯ𝓇ℯ.
Circe's expression was unreadable, impossible to tell if the gift was well received or not.
ℐ 𝒹ℴ 𝒽ℴ𝓅ℯ 𝓎ℴ𝓊 ℯ𝓃𝒿ℴ𝓎 𝓋ℯℊℯ𝓉𝒶𝒷𝓁ℯ𝓈, ℐ 𝓈𝓌ℴ𝓇ℯ ℴ𝒻𝒻 𝓂ℯ𝒶𝓉 𝓃ℴ𝓉 𝓁ℴ𝓃ℊ 𝒶𝒻𝓉ℯ𝓇 𝓎ℴ𝓊 𝓁ℯ𝒻𝓉 𝓂ℯ 𝒽ℯ𝓇ℯ.
Not to brag, but I do fancy myself to be rather full of my own surprises.
Or at the very least, unique in comparison to others.
But worry not, he’s easy to identify.
A silver crown necklace, a giant key-shaped sword, and brown spikey hair. He’s quite indistinguishable.
And of course, I do trust you. Certainly more than I did upon first meeting you. I trust he shall come back looking the same as when I last saw him.
𝒜𝓃𝒹 𝒶𝓈 𝒻ℴ𝓇 𝓎ℴ𝓊𝓇 𝓅𝓊𝓅𝒾𝓁, ℐ 𝓅𝓇ℴ𝓂𝒾𝓈ℯ 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝓊𝓅ℴ𝓃 𝓁ℯ𝒶𝓋𝒾𝓃ℊ 𝒜ℯ𝒶ℯ𝒶 𝒽ℯ 𝓌𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝓈𝓉𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝓌ℯ𝒶𝓇 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓃𝒶𝓉𝓊𝓇𝒶𝓁 𝒻ℴ𝓇𝓂.
𝒜𝓃𝒹 𝒶𝓈 𝒻ℴ𝓇 𝓎ℴ𝓊𝓇 𝓅𝓊𝓅𝒾𝓁, ℐ 𝓅𝓇ℴ𝓂𝒾𝓈ℯ 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝓊𝓅ℴ𝓃 𝓁ℯ𝒶𝓋𝒾𝓃ℊ 𝒜ℯ𝒶ℯ𝒶 𝒽ℯ 𝓌𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝓈𝓉𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝓌ℯ𝒶𝓇 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓃𝒶𝓉𝓊𝓇𝒶𝓁 𝒻ℴ𝓇𝓂.
But in serious, I do see it good for sharpening the boy’s mind….
I shall take your offer into consideration. It would do him well.
𝒜𝓃𝒹 𝒶𝓈 𝒻ℴ𝓇 𝓎ℴ𝓊𝓇 𝓅𝓊𝓅𝒾𝓁, ℐ 𝓅𝓇ℴ𝓂𝒾𝓈ℯ 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝓊𝓅ℴ𝓃 𝓁ℯ𝒶𝓋𝒾𝓃ℊ 𝒜ℯ𝒶ℯ𝒶 𝒽ℯ 𝓌𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝓈𝓉𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝓌ℯ𝒶𝓇 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓃𝒶𝓉𝓊𝓇𝒶𝓁 𝒻ℴ𝓇𝓂.
And hopefully someday you shall be free from being exiled that way I may show you the marvelous sights of my kingdom.
I did recently obtain a pupil whom I might be able to trust, but he’s but a boy.
I could never leave such a heavy task on his shoulders.
I’ve bested Poseidon in combat once (though it was somewhat circumstantial), and recently Hades helped me obtain a volund, so I am ready should the god of tides once again seek to end my life.
𝒴ℴ𝓊'𝓇ℯ 𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝓈𝒽𝓎 ℴ𝒻 𝒻ℴℴ𝓁 ℯ𝓃ℴ𝓊ℊ𝒽 𝓉ℴ 𝒾𝓃𝓈𝓊𝓁𝓉 𝒵ℯ𝓊𝓈 𝒽𝒾𝓂𝓈ℯ𝓁𝒻, 𝒶𝓇ℯ𝓃'𝓉 𝓎ℴ𝓊?
𝒴ℴ𝓊'𝓇ℯ 𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝓈𝒽𝓎 ℴ𝒻 𝒻ℴℴ𝓁 ℯ𝓃ℴ𝓊ℊ𝒽 𝓉ℴ 𝒾𝓃𝓈𝓊𝓁𝓉 𝒵ℯ𝓊𝓈 𝒽𝒾𝓂𝓈ℯ𝓁𝒻, 𝒶𝓇ℯ𝓃'𝓉 𝓎ℴ𝓊?
I shan’t seek him out, but I will die to defend Ithica if I must.
𝒴ℴ𝓊'𝓇ℯ 𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝓈𝒽𝓎 ℴ𝒻 𝒻ℴℴ𝓁 ℯ𝓃ℴ𝓊ℊ𝒽 𝓉ℴ 𝒾𝓃𝓈𝓊𝓁𝓉 𝒵ℯ𝓊𝓈 𝒽𝒾𝓂𝓈ℯ𝓁𝒻, 𝒶𝓇ℯ𝓃'𝓉 𝓎ℴ𝓊?
I’m sure Penelope and Telemachus would also wish to show their gratitude as well.
Just…. don’t turn them into pigs, yeah? [Of course this was meant to be a joke.]
ℬ𝓊𝓉 ℐ 𝒹ℴ 𝒶𝓅𝓅𝓇ℯ𝒸𝒾𝒶𝓉ℯ 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝓉𝒽ℴ𝓊ℊ𝒽𝓉, 𝒹𝒶𝓇𝓁𝒾𝓃ℊ~
ℬ𝓊𝓉 ℐ 𝒹ℴ 𝒶𝓅𝓅𝓇ℯ𝒸𝒾𝒶𝓉ℯ 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝓉𝒽ℴ𝓊ℊ𝒽𝓉, 𝒹𝒶𝓇𝓁𝒾𝓃ℊ~
Athena, Hermes, and as of recent even Hades seems to have taken a liking to me.
I’m sure I can work something out for you to he able to visit.
ℬ𝓊𝓉 ℐ 𝒹ℴ 𝒶𝓅𝓅𝓇ℯ𝒸𝒾𝒶𝓉ℯ 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝓉𝒽ℴ𝓊ℊ𝒽𝓉, 𝒹𝒶𝓇𝓁𝒾𝓃ℊ~
Your act of kindness allowed me to return home. Your assistance will never be lost on me.