Replies to some reviews...
Gina : Well yes, I agree with you, but it was just to add to the story. Also, maybe Thetis wanted her son to be more famous?
AKS : Oh it's my mistake on this one, but it probably could mean that Achilles did not really care for them that much, though they were with him, and raised as royalty.
Boleyn08 : Well he was trying very hard to control his anger, because he knew it was unwise to do so, but in the end, in chapter 7, he WILL be speaking up for Briseis.
BelladonnaRue : I thought Achilles was a Prince? Well...it's like a peace treaty, so that both countries will not attack each other, and so they come for a visit to the royal family.
baphomet : I think he's named Neoptomelus...
Firien Inuyasha : Read the reply to Boleyn08's question... And yes they were too forwardish, but I made it so that this king was just as proud as Agamemnon...
grand admiral chelli : Yes, of course he's still famous if he didn't die... It's just to add some stuff to the story.. :)
Chapter 7...
"Andromache?!" Briseis exclaimed. "Why are you...I thought..."
"Astyanax...Astyanax was thrown from the city walls!" Andromache cried, struggling to free herself from the soldiers' grasps. "And Briseis, why are you here?"
"That is not yet important. Where are you going?" Briseis asked, holding on to Andromache's arms. The soldiers were very strong, but Briseis kept her grip.
"It's Neoptomelus. Achilles' son. I do not want to, and I will not submit, but they are forcing me!" Andromache said.
"What? What are they forcing you to do?" Briseis anxiously asked.
"I am to be his concubine." Andromache replied, crying. Briseis let go as the soldiers pulled harder. She watched as the soldiers dragged Andromache's bruised body into the palace through another door, and collapsed to the ground, staring after the figure. I made a wrong wish, she thought.
While Briseis had gone, within the guest room, there had been more chatter. Achilles had called after Briseis, but she had ignored the call. Thetis, trying to still be a good guest, stopped Achilles from chasing her.
"I thank you for the offer, King Leander, but I would have Briseis as my daughter-in-law." Thetis said.
"Well then, why not my dear Aretha be Achilles first wife, and the wretched girl to be a concubine?" King Leander offered.
"She has a name!" Achilles suddenly stood up, talking in a menacing tone. He was glaring at King Leander. "Whatever you say, I will still have Briseis as my wife, not your dear little graceful princess. I want not a wife who sews and sings at home, but I want someone who matches my character! I do not know your daughter, and I will not marry a stranger. If I had a sword with me now I'd-"
Thetis anxiously interrupted Achilles, shouting, "Son!" Achilles sat down, still fuming.
"The boy is angry." King Leander said, raising an eyebrow. "We are staying for a week, my prince, and you may judge for yourself in this time." King Leander said.
Thetis' tension eased a little, and she stood up. "That's settled, so now we shall have a spot of tea. You must be weary from the journey." She beckoned the servants to serve the tea, and sat back down again.
Right then, just as the tea was to be consumed, the door to the guest room burst open, and there stood Briseis. She was furious, and had a tear-stained face upon her. Her fists were clenched so hard that the knuckles turned white. Achilles gave her a questioning look.
"Have you not taken enough from Troy?!" Briseis asked, her voice reverberating in the guest room.
Achilles stood up, and took Briseis' hand, leading her away. "We will talk back in our room." he ordered.
As Achilles close their bedroom door, he asked, "What did you mean?"
"You beloved son, whatever his name was, has taken my cousin-in-law captive, and your men have thrown her son from the walls of Troy!" Briseis said, nearly screaming. "And I was dumb enough to think you've changed!"
"They are not my men." Achilles answered calmly. "They fight for Agamemnon. What they do is no concern of mine. I knew not of what my son did, and what happens in your royal family do not concern me."
"And so you want me to look upon fair Aretha and call her 'my lady'? Serve her like a slave? Sit in your palace and be forgotten? What do you think I came here for?" Briseis asked, glaring into Achilles' eyes with a hurt expression.
"That is not what we were discussing, is it?" Achiiles replied. "I did not agree to the marriage, why do you insist that I agreed on it?" He began to get more frustrated with Briseis.
There came a knock on the door, and Achilles opened it roughly. His mother appeared once again. "We need to talk, my son." she said.
In Thetis' room, Achilles slumped down on a chair and asked, "Why do you always eavesdrop, mother?"
"I dropped no eaves. Your quarrel was rather loud to hear." Thetis replied. "Do not anger Briseis so. She is with child, and I do hope you know how it is like for a woman when she has a child. We all fall into depression."
"But it was obviously not my fault. How was I to know what Neoptomelus did? I did not agree to marrying Aretha and..." Achilles said. "Briseis just changed so much."
"It is common for women to behave like this. They grow more protective as they bear children. You do love Briseis, do you not?" Thetis asked.
"Yes, I do, but she seems to be maligning me." Achilles replied, his hands gesturing in the air.
"Do not anger her any longer. She needs you now." Thetis replied. "I shall tend to the rooms of King Leander and Princess Aretha."
Achilles bowed and left. Even mother seems to undo my innocence. What is happening to Briseis?
He quietly entered their own bedroom again, only to find Briseis sitting in front of the dressing room, slowly removing her clip, and staring at her cut on the lip she received when she was a captive. Achilles walked slowly towards Briseis, and stood behind her. "I am sorry." he said. Briseis turned and looked at him.
"I've already said you shouldn't be." Briseis replied.
"Would you like to go to the lake again?"
"Yes."
Briseis sat down in the water, not minding her dress becoming damp. Achilles did likewise, and Briseis put her hands in the water, feeling its coolness. "I am sorry for what I said, Achilles. I don't know why I said that. It was my fault actually. I was jealous. I am growing possessive. I can feel it. I hate myself for it." she said quietly, looking at her hands in the water.
Achilles lifted her chin, and said, "I have already said it before on the ship, I will not abandon you. Will you not believe?"
Briseis said nothing but continued to run her hands through the water. She was starting to fall asleep, when Achilles laid her down gently on the water. It was not very deep, since they were rather near the shore, and Briseis closed her eyes, feeling the water sweep over her shoulders, then her body. She opened her eyes when she felt Achilles' breath upon her face. She smiled up at him, and he leaned down wards to kiss her lips.
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More trouble will appear, other than Aretha and Andromache being caught...hint hint "History" will repeat itself...(Rather short chapter, terribly sorry! I went for movies yesterday and today...)
Gina : Well yes, I agree with you, but it was just to add to the story. Also, maybe Thetis wanted her son to be more famous?
AKS : Oh it's my mistake on this one, but it probably could mean that Achilles did not really care for them that much, though they were with him, and raised as royalty.
Boleyn08 : Well he was trying very hard to control his anger, because he knew it was unwise to do so, but in the end, in chapter 7, he WILL be speaking up for Briseis.
BelladonnaRue : I thought Achilles was a Prince? Well...it's like a peace treaty, so that both countries will not attack each other, and so they come for a visit to the royal family.
baphomet : I think he's named Neoptomelus...
Firien Inuyasha : Read the reply to Boleyn08's question... And yes they were too forwardish, but I made it so that this king was just as proud as Agamemnon...
grand admiral chelli : Yes, of course he's still famous if he didn't die... It's just to add some stuff to the story.. :)
Chapter 7...
"Andromache?!" Briseis exclaimed. "Why are you...I thought..."
"Astyanax...Astyanax was thrown from the city walls!" Andromache cried, struggling to free herself from the soldiers' grasps. "And Briseis, why are you here?"
"That is not yet important. Where are you going?" Briseis asked, holding on to Andromache's arms. The soldiers were very strong, but Briseis kept her grip.
"It's Neoptomelus. Achilles' son. I do not want to, and I will not submit, but they are forcing me!" Andromache said.
"What? What are they forcing you to do?" Briseis anxiously asked.
"I am to be his concubine." Andromache replied, crying. Briseis let go as the soldiers pulled harder. She watched as the soldiers dragged Andromache's bruised body into the palace through another door, and collapsed to the ground, staring after the figure. I made a wrong wish, she thought.
While Briseis had gone, within the guest room, there had been more chatter. Achilles had called after Briseis, but she had ignored the call. Thetis, trying to still be a good guest, stopped Achilles from chasing her.
"I thank you for the offer, King Leander, but I would have Briseis as my daughter-in-law." Thetis said.
"Well then, why not my dear Aretha be Achilles first wife, and the wretched girl to be a concubine?" King Leander offered.
"She has a name!" Achilles suddenly stood up, talking in a menacing tone. He was glaring at King Leander. "Whatever you say, I will still have Briseis as my wife, not your dear little graceful princess. I want not a wife who sews and sings at home, but I want someone who matches my character! I do not know your daughter, and I will not marry a stranger. If I had a sword with me now I'd-"
Thetis anxiously interrupted Achilles, shouting, "Son!" Achilles sat down, still fuming.
"The boy is angry." King Leander said, raising an eyebrow. "We are staying for a week, my prince, and you may judge for yourself in this time." King Leander said.
Thetis' tension eased a little, and she stood up. "That's settled, so now we shall have a spot of tea. You must be weary from the journey." She beckoned the servants to serve the tea, and sat back down again.
Right then, just as the tea was to be consumed, the door to the guest room burst open, and there stood Briseis. She was furious, and had a tear-stained face upon her. Her fists were clenched so hard that the knuckles turned white. Achilles gave her a questioning look.
"Have you not taken enough from Troy?!" Briseis asked, her voice reverberating in the guest room.
Achilles stood up, and took Briseis' hand, leading her away. "We will talk back in our room." he ordered.
As Achilles close their bedroom door, he asked, "What did you mean?"
"You beloved son, whatever his name was, has taken my cousin-in-law captive, and your men have thrown her son from the walls of Troy!" Briseis said, nearly screaming. "And I was dumb enough to think you've changed!"
"They are not my men." Achilles answered calmly. "They fight for Agamemnon. What they do is no concern of mine. I knew not of what my son did, and what happens in your royal family do not concern me."
"And so you want me to look upon fair Aretha and call her 'my lady'? Serve her like a slave? Sit in your palace and be forgotten? What do you think I came here for?" Briseis asked, glaring into Achilles' eyes with a hurt expression.
"That is not what we were discussing, is it?" Achiiles replied. "I did not agree to the marriage, why do you insist that I agreed on it?" He began to get more frustrated with Briseis.
There came a knock on the door, and Achilles opened it roughly. His mother appeared once again. "We need to talk, my son." she said.
In Thetis' room, Achilles slumped down on a chair and asked, "Why do you always eavesdrop, mother?"
"I dropped no eaves. Your quarrel was rather loud to hear." Thetis replied. "Do not anger Briseis so. She is with child, and I do hope you know how it is like for a woman when she has a child. We all fall into depression."
"But it was obviously not my fault. How was I to know what Neoptomelus did? I did not agree to marrying Aretha and..." Achilles said. "Briseis just changed so much."
"It is common for women to behave like this. They grow more protective as they bear children. You do love Briseis, do you not?" Thetis asked.
"Yes, I do, but she seems to be maligning me." Achilles replied, his hands gesturing in the air.
"Do not anger her any longer. She needs you now." Thetis replied. "I shall tend to the rooms of King Leander and Princess Aretha."
Achilles bowed and left. Even mother seems to undo my innocence. What is happening to Briseis?
He quietly entered their own bedroom again, only to find Briseis sitting in front of the dressing room, slowly removing her clip, and staring at her cut on the lip she received when she was a captive. Achilles walked slowly towards Briseis, and stood behind her. "I am sorry." he said. Briseis turned and looked at him.
"I've already said you shouldn't be." Briseis replied.
"Would you like to go to the lake again?"
"Yes."
Briseis sat down in the water, not minding her dress becoming damp. Achilles did likewise, and Briseis put her hands in the water, feeling its coolness. "I am sorry for what I said, Achilles. I don't know why I said that. It was my fault actually. I was jealous. I am growing possessive. I can feel it. I hate myself for it." she said quietly, looking at her hands in the water.
Achilles lifted her chin, and said, "I have already said it before on the ship, I will not abandon you. Will you not believe?"
Briseis said nothing but continued to run her hands through the water. She was starting to fall asleep, when Achilles laid her down gently on the water. It was not very deep, since they were rather near the shore, and Briseis closed her eyes, feeling the water sweep over her shoulders, then her body. She opened her eyes when she felt Achilles' breath upon her face. She smiled up at him, and he leaned down wards to kiss her lips.
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More trouble will appear, other than Aretha and Andromache being caught...hint hint "History" will repeat itself...(Rather short chapter, terribly sorry! I went for movies yesterday and today...)