Perseus was training against four opponents.

these men were not fresh recruits. They were, in fact, some of the best spartan warriors of the day.

his father, or that man his mother had married, was nearby, speaking to an envoy of another polis. Perseus was vaguely curious of what their discussion was. Forcing from his mind that curiosity, Perseus returned to the matter at hand; it was dangerous to be distracted fighting sparta's best.

he finished the challenge with ease, and minutes after he was called by his father.

"i am growing old, Perseus" his father said, " and long not for war, but for peace."

Perseus was confused, but before his question was voiced, his father spoke again, " our war with Athens has hon on long enough, we need to form bonds with them.

you, Perseus, shall be our bond. I have spoken with the Athenian dignatarries, and their king agrees to this plan, you are to marry the princess of Athens, and cement the bonds between our polteis."

Perseus looked at his father warily, " why am I to marry her, what would it accomplish?"

his father glared at him, " you, boy, are a spartan warrior, you don't question your orders, you execute them!"

"I must question them to understand how I am to accomplish my objective"

" very well, you are to marry the only child suited to inherit the throne, in doing so, you become king of Athens. Nikolas will inherit the spartan throne, and brothers shall rule the two quarreling poletis! Brothers will not make war against each other, and you shall bring peace to the Greek world!"

ok, I wanted to write this, it's not a very common topic. I understand that this is short, but it sets the secne for the rest of the story. The next chapter will be an annabeth one.

obviously nikolas is nico, I found that a nice idea, and his is, by me at least, not used often.

and Percy is OOC, he's a spartan warrior, he is going to be different.