"Well that was a great plan" Hector said sarcastically.
"It always works for me" Paris said helplessly.
The two brothers had returned to the palace and were now standing in Hector's bedchamber overlooking the city.
"Well obviously the women you like are easily seduced by pearls and gifts" Hector said flopping down on his bed.
"Hey! Are you implying that the women I like are shallow and petty?" Paris asked with both amusement and anger showing on his young face.
"Yes" Hector said, "and no," he added.
"Look, clearly we need to come up with a new plan"
"Um...how about I go and apologize first so she doesn't hate me" Hector said sitting up and running his hand through his curly hair.
Paris nodded in agreement.
"You could go over and give her a gift, as an apology" Paris suggested.
"Paris!!! You are talented with women but not very wise" Hector said sounding annoyed. "Giving her a gift would be doing the exact same thing that I did in the marketplace."
"Oh right" Paris said wincing. "That's true."
"Look, I'm going to handle this on my own." Hector said fidgeting with the armour that stood on a nearby stand.
"Ok" Paris said feeling rather unwanted.
He headed towards the door and left without saying goodbye.
"Paris" Hector called after him.
When no one answered he sighed and sat back down on his bed.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The next morning Hector made his way across the city to the home where Andromache was staying. He stopped in front of a large white two story home with large windows and polished wood shutters. Hector took a deep breath before going to knock on the door. He was slowly reaching his hand out to hit the solid oak door when...
SMASH
Stars swam before Hector's eyes, and the front door swayed in and out of focus. He blinked several time to try and clear his head. Looking down at his feet he found remnants of a broken flower pot spread about on the ground. He reached up to touch his head and instead touched a pile of soil and flowers. He shook his head to try and clear away all the dirt, but found that that only made him dizzier. Finally he looked up towards the center window to find Andromache glaring down at him.
"I told you to stay away from me" she cried. Suddenly Hector felt intense anger, which was rare for him.
"How dare she do that to me, has she forgotten that I am still a prince of this city?" he thought to himself.
He looked around to find several towns people laughing and pointing at him. As soon as he looked their way they became quiet and backed away into stores and homes.
"I came to apologize" he screamed back. "But it is obvious that you don't deserve one. Do something like that again and you shall never again be welcome in Troy."
Hector knew that what he had said was harsh, but he was too angry to care. He turned around and stormed off back down the street, a yellow flower falling off his head as he did so.
"It always works for me" Paris said helplessly.
The two brothers had returned to the palace and were now standing in Hector's bedchamber overlooking the city.
"Well obviously the women you like are easily seduced by pearls and gifts" Hector said flopping down on his bed.
"Hey! Are you implying that the women I like are shallow and petty?" Paris asked with both amusement and anger showing on his young face.
"Yes" Hector said, "and no," he added.
"Look, clearly we need to come up with a new plan"
"Um...how about I go and apologize first so she doesn't hate me" Hector said sitting up and running his hand through his curly hair.
Paris nodded in agreement.
"You could go over and give her a gift, as an apology" Paris suggested.
"Paris!!! You are talented with women but not very wise" Hector said sounding annoyed. "Giving her a gift would be doing the exact same thing that I did in the marketplace."
"Oh right" Paris said wincing. "That's true."
"Look, I'm going to handle this on my own." Hector said fidgeting with the armour that stood on a nearby stand.
"Ok" Paris said feeling rather unwanted.
He headed towards the door and left without saying goodbye.
"Paris" Hector called after him.
When no one answered he sighed and sat back down on his bed.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The next morning Hector made his way across the city to the home where Andromache was staying. He stopped in front of a large white two story home with large windows and polished wood shutters. Hector took a deep breath before going to knock on the door. He was slowly reaching his hand out to hit the solid oak door when...
SMASH
Stars swam before Hector's eyes, and the front door swayed in and out of focus. He blinked several time to try and clear his head. Looking down at his feet he found remnants of a broken flower pot spread about on the ground. He reached up to touch his head and instead touched a pile of soil and flowers. He shook his head to try and clear away all the dirt, but found that that only made him dizzier. Finally he looked up towards the center window to find Andromache glaring down at him.
"I told you to stay away from me" she cried. Suddenly Hector felt intense anger, which was rare for him.
"How dare she do that to me, has she forgotten that I am still a prince of this city?" he thought to himself.
He looked around to find several towns people laughing and pointing at him. As soon as he looked their way they became quiet and backed away into stores and homes.
"I came to apologize" he screamed back. "But it is obvious that you don't deserve one. Do something like that again and you shall never again be welcome in Troy."
Hector knew that what he had said was harsh, but he was too angry to care. He turned around and stormed off back down the street, a yellow flower falling off his head as he did so.