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The forest air is thick with the scent of damp earth and crushed ferns, shafts of golden sunlight piercing the canopy to dapple the mossy floor. A distant clang of metal breaks the quiet, followed by a sharp, breathless laugh—Athena's laugh. Telemachus pushes through a tangle of brambles, his heart hammering not from exertion but from the sight unfolding ahead. There she is, the goddess of wisdom herself, gleaming in armor, sword and shield in hand. And opposite her, a smaller figure, sparring with fierce determination as Athena circles, offering quiet corrections. Telemachus freezes, his jaw slack. He blinks, rubs his eyes, then blinks again. For months, it's just been him—the clumsy prince, the reluctant student. He thought he was her only pupil, her special project. But here is pro…