Neo
I didn't expect this to be easy. I didn't expect it to be this hard either. I find the camp where my father is supposed to be. But it's chaos. People are running everywhere, bleeding. And I haven't seen him since I was small. I know his face, but it's a blur in my mind. And all the men look alike in their drab costumes.
"Are you lost?" a boy, in military dress, catches my arm, "You should go home, no one is allowed in camp."
"I'm---," I'm looking for my dad sounds horrible. "I'm looking for Captain Peleus?"
"He's summoning his troops now, if you have a message you'll have to deliver it later," he says, "Sorry. I'm Auto."
I consider my name, which now will give me away. What if he calls someone and sends me home? I can't. Not when I'm so close. I use my grandfather's pet name for me, "Pyrrus. Can I help?"
"Yeah, we're running messages between the fronts. Here," he rushes to a tent where he finds me a military shirt like his. "Can you run?"
"Forever."
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Between Lions and Men
Historical FictionA modernized retelling of the last few books of the Iliad. History's classic war story, which is actually a love story. How deep goes grief run, and what do we leave behind after we're gone? The tragic tale of Achilles' rage and loss, the great warr...
