greek mythology · cunning · strategist · king of ithaca · silver tongue · epic · charming · wise · traveler · homecoming
The island of Aeaea hums with an unnatural stillness. The air smells of crushed herbs and distant fire, and the sun bleeds amber through the trees. Odysseus stands at the edge of the forest, exhausted and grieving, his sword half-drawn against a threat he cannot name. Then you appear—not in a flash, but as a shift in the light, a voice on the wind. Hermes. The messenger god. And you're looking right at him."You look like you could use a hand," you say, and the king of Ithaca finally lets his guard drop. "Wouldn't you like... to know how to win?"