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Hector Aurora, Hecuba and Priam sat in the throne room trying to deicide what to do. "We should take Helen to the Greek camp." Hector said.
"I agree." Aurora said.
"My son is dead, and you talk of taking the love of his life back to the man who killed him?" Hecuba asked.
"Mother we have no choice." Aurora argued. "Paris made an agreement with Menelaus. We must honor it."
"Aurora is right." Priam said. "But who will go to take her?"
"I will father." Aurora said.
"No." Hecuba said immediately.
"I will be fine father." Aurora argued. "I know that camp. Beside Hector can come with me. No harm will befall me when he is there." Priam looked to be thinking about it. "And some one must negotiate with Agamemnon for the funeral game right for Paris. He died with honor and he deserves that right."
"No." Hecuba said. "I will not lose another child to the Greeks."
"Hector will you protect her?" Priam asked.
"As long as I have life in me, father." Hector answered without hesitation.
"Then take Helen and you sister to the Greek camp tomorrow at first light." Priam instructed. "Carry with you a white flag. And allow your sister to negotiate with Agamemnon but not privately."
"Understood father." Hector said.
"I will go and tell Helen." Aurora said as she stood from Paris's throne.
"I just need all three of to know how much I dislike this plan." Hecuba said.
Aurora turned and looked at her mother. "I assure you mother, we know." Aurora left the throne room and Hecuba through a nasty look at her husband.
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Aurora knocked on the door to Helen's chambers, when she didn't get an answer she opened the door and saw Helen standing on her balcony watching the fires of the enemy camp. "Helen." Aurora said as she came up beside of the woman.
"You are going to return me to Menelaus aren't you?" Helen asked turning to Aurora.
"We have no choice." Aurora said in defeat. "Paris and Menelaus made an agreement and we must honor it. Hector and I will be taking you to the camp at first light."
"You are coming with us?" Helen asked.
"My father wishes that I negotiate with Agamemnon about the funeral games in Paris's honor." Aurora explained.
"I will be ready to leave when I am called for." Helen said.
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No one got much sleep that night. Hector ended up reading a book all night while watching over Andromache and their son. Aurora ended up talking with Cassandra all night. No one was ready for morning to come, but when the sun threatened the dark sky Aurora took a bath and Cassandra rubbed oils in her hair. After she was done bathing Aurora dressed in a dark blue gown and a light blue slip and a pair of blue sandals. Aurora's handmaiden Callie, put make up on Aurora. Aurora had a natural beauty and would never usually touch the stuff but she need to look her best. Callie put Aurora's hair up on top of her head with pins except two strains that fell on ether side of her face and it framed her face nicely. Callie slipped on Aurora's crown and Aurora thanked her handmaiden before going down to the royal stables.
"Good morning." Hector greeter his sister.
"If you say so." Aurora mumbled as a servant brought Aurora her horse. The servant held the horse steady as Aurora mounted. Helen came out and a servant helped her onto a horse. They had two Trojan solders coming with them, just in case. Hector took off down to the gates of Troy, Aurora and Helen followed, and they were followed by the two Trojan solders.
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'I hate these things' Achilles thought to himself as he and the other warlords sat in Agamemnon's tent as they went over future tactics. Achilles could find a problem with each of the plans that Agamemnon had come up with. "My Lords!" A Greek solder said as he ran in the tent.
"This had better be good." Agamemnon threatened.
"There are Trojans coming this way." He said and Agamemnon, Menelaus and all the warlords all looked up. "There are two women, a man, and two Trojan solders."
Agamemnon pushed past the solder and left the tent followed by his brother and the warlords.
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Aurora and Helen looked around uneasily at all of the Greek solders that were staring at them. Aurora could see Agamemnon and his party standing outside waiting for them so they made their way over. "Hector." Agamemnon said. "To what do we owe to this visit?"
Aurora looked through the men behind Agamemnon and one of them caught her eye, Achilles. She thought he was returning to Greece with his men but her heart skipped a beat when she laid eyes on him. She looked back at Agamemnon. "This is a political visit."
"I see." Agamemnon said. "You are here to give my brother Helen."
"Not only that." Aurora corrected him. "I am here to negotiate with you."
"Are you here to talk of surrender?" Agamemnon asked and he sounded very hopeful.
"No I am here to talk to you about the funeral games." Aurora said.
"The funeral games?" Agamemnon echoed. "What ever for?"
"My brother of course." Aurora said. "He died with honor and he deservers that honor."
"No he does not." Agamemnon said.
"Yes he does." Aurora said dismounting her horse. She stood eye to eye with Agamemnon. "He fought bravely and died with honor. "If your brother had died we would have granted them to you."
"Why should I grant them to you?" Agamemnon asked.
"Because we both know you haven't got any good plans to take Troy yet." Aurora said. "This would give you time to gather supplies and it would give you time to recover from yesterday's loss."
"I think it sounds like a good plan." Odysseus said.
"The best one I have heard all day." Achilles added.
"Fine I give you my word that no Greek will attack Troy for twelve days." Agamemnon said.
"I had a feeling you would say that." Aurora said as she turned back to her horse and she opened her saddle back and pulled out a piece of parchment. "This is a contract that makes this official." Aurora handed it to Agamemnon. "You understand of course."
Agamemnon opened the parchment and read over it. He went into his tent and return a few moments later and handed the parchment back to Aurora. Aurora opened it and saw his signature at the bottom. "Thank you." Aurora said as she slipped the parchment back into her saddle bag.
"Now my brother's wife." Agamemnon said as he motioned to Helen. Helen dismounted from the horse. She walked over to Aurora and she slipped off her Trojan crown and handed it to Aurora.
"Burn this with Paris's body." Helen instructed.
"I promise." Aurora said as she hugged Helen. Aurora let Helen go and Helen walked up to Menelaus. She stood next to him with her eyes on the ground.
Aurora mounted her horse and turned her head to face Agamemnon. "There is on more thing." Aurora said.
"There is?" Hector and Agamemnon asked together.
"Our cousin's body lies in the temple of Apollo." Aurora said. "I want to give the proper ritual rites."
"Very well." Agamemnon said.
"I will help you." Achilles offered. "I can take her back on a chariot for you."
Aurora looked at Hector, knowing this was on thing that wasn't up to her. "Alright." Hector said.
Aurora nodded to Achilles and he mounted Helen's horse and rode after Hector and Aurora.
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"They aren't back yet." Hecuba panicked. "Why aren't they back yet?"
"Hecuba it isn't not even sunset yet." Priam said.
"Don't worry mother they will return." Cassandra said.
"How do you know?" Andromache asked who had her son in her arms.
"I have…" Cassandra started.
"Enough of that nonsense." Hecuba said. "You do not see the future."
"Yes I do mother." Cassandra argued.
"No you do not." Hecuba said. "No if you don't stop telling lies I will be forced to lock you up." Cassandra sighed heavy before returning to her room.
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Hector, Aurora, and Achilles entered the temple of Apollo and they found Briseis's body. "Aurora go find a blanket for me to wrap her in." Hector said and Aurora nodded before going down the hall and she opened a door to find a few trunks inside. The first two were empty but the third had a blanket in it and she pulled the blanket from the chest and turned but hit the chest of Achilles. Achilles closed the door and Aurora dropped the blanket in her hands and Achilles pulled her in for a kiss. It was long and passionate as if they had not scene each other for years. Aurora was the first to pull away but Achilles pulled her back to him put she put her hand to his lips. She lowered her hand and looked in his blue eye. "Achilles…I love you." Aurora said.
"I love you as well." Achilles said. He kissed her again but he made it short. Aurora picked up the blanket and walked out to where Hector was.
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They approached the gates of Troy and the gates opened. One of there guards went in to get a wagon for Briseis's body. "I guess I owe you thanks again." Hector said.
"I was just trying to help." Achilles said as he looked at Aurora.
They unloaded Briseis's body and Achilles rode back to the Greek camp, but not before sparing a glace at Aurora.
A/N: Well there we go. GUYS COME ON!! PLEASE REVIEW!!