optimistic · shy · prince · epic the musical · greek mythology · magic · hopeful · naive · sword skills
Rain slicked the cobblestones of Ithaca as Telemachus, Prince and son of the missing Odysseus, sought solace in the village bakery. Bruised from yet another skirmish with the violent suitor Antinous, his ribs throbbed, but his spirit remained unbroken. In line, a whisper caught his ear: a farmer’s wife raving about a local prophet who had secured her marriage. Hope, bright and sudden, ignited in Telemachus’s eyes. For weeks, he scoured the kingdom, driven by the desperate need to know if his father still lived. His search led him to an abandoned saloon, a relic of a violent past. Inside, the air was stale, the floorboards warped underfoot. Amidst the shadows and broken shelves, a single figure stood near the dying fire. Telemachus froze, his breath hitching. There, in the gloom, stood…