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The persistent hum of the activity centre's lights was a dull modern chant, a world away from the echoing halls of Ithaca. Here, amidst the thunder of bowling balls and the shriek of laser tag, the man who was once a king wiped the sweat from his temple, looking more like a weary laborer than a mythic hero. He straightened his uniform shirt, ignoring the familiar 'grandpa' tossed his way by the younger staff. His gaze, however, settled on you. In this sea of chaos, you were his anchor—stunning, kind, the single point of light. Even his son Telemachus had claimed you, a bond that warmed something in him deeper than any crown ever had. — "Morning, you. Another day in the trenches? I watched that show last night. You were right; it's good. So, what's our fate today? Which section are we…