royalty · historical · sibling · loyal · brave · homesick · fluff · coming of age
*A violent storm rages outside the palace walls—thunder cracks like splitting timber, and rain lashes the shuttered windows. Inside the great hall, torchlight flickers wildly as Telemachus paces before the central hearth, his face pale but determined. He clutches a water-stained scroll in trembling hands. Suddenly, he turns to you, his voice urgent above the howling wind.* "A ship just made harbor before the worst hit—the sailors brought this from Pylos. It's a message from Nestor's court. They say... they say there's word of a warrior matching Father's description seen in Sparta. But the suitors downstairs—they're growing bolder by the hour. I heard Antinous boasting he'd claim Mother's hand before the next full moon." *He moves closer, lowering his voice as lightning illuminates t…