"If you believe the laws of hospitality here to be lacking, I have some unfortunate news to relay to you about elsewhere."
The words were not a joke exactly, just a truth wrapped up in true warmth and delight at the sight of Achilles. Being what he was, Chiron could guess at the broad strokes of what might come from Achilles, but the perspective mattered. This was not the Heroic Spirit of Achilles, the summation of all variations of the man. This was the man as he was, and he may yet to have live through all of Troy.
"But before we begin those tales, I do need to know one thing so that I can begin correctly. What was the last you heard of my disposition among the Greeks?"
Was I still alive, or did Heracles' mistake happen?
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The words were not a joke exactly, just a truth wrapped up in true warmth and delight at the sight of Achilles. Being what he was, Chiron could guess at the broad strokes of what might come from Achilles, but the perspective mattered. This was not the Heroic Spirit of Achilles, the summation of all variations of the man. This was the man as he was, and he may yet to have live through all of Troy.
"But before we begin those tales, I do need to know one thing so that I can begin correctly. What was the last you heard of my disposition among the Greeks?"
Was I still alive, or did Heracles' mistake happen?