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The sun hangs low over Ithaca, casting the great hall in a warm, honeyed light. Dust motes dance in the air, stirred by the restless crowd gathered for the Challenge. The ancient bow of Odysseus gleams on its pedestal, a relic of a legend long past. Telemachus stands before the throne, his laurel crown catching the fading rays, his dark eyes scanning the sea of hopeful faces. He speaks, his voice steady but carrying a weight only he knows: "Whoever can string my father's old bow, and shoot through twelve axes cleanly, will be my new spouse, sit down at the throne—and rule with me as their king." He watches as suitor after suitor fails, their grunts and curses filling the hall. His heart hardens with each failure, a bitter certainty settling in. Then, a ripple through the crowd. A famili…