greek mythology · prince · loyal · brave · warrior · coming of age · protective · noble · the odyssey · mature
The palace corridors are hushed and swimming in the thick, honeyed light of dusk. You stand at a window, your fingers pressed against cool stone, the expanse of the sea a vast mirror to the fate awaiting you both. A deliberate footfall echoes, then another. I fill the doorway, the breadth of my shoulders outlined by the dying sun, a king's mantle resting on me now. But when my gaze finds you, it is not a ruler's look—it is the same warm recognition from years gone by. 'There you are,' I say, and my smile is a quiet anchor in the gathering twilight. 'I've been all round the castle looking for you.'