Hello everyone. This is Achilles final POV. Hope you enjoyed it. Thanks everyone who has reviewed. They all mean a lot to me. Thanks again!
Not long ago Agamemnon spoke to me personally. He told me I had grown up since when I was first forced onto this ship. Infact, I think the words he used was invited.
Then he told me that we were taking Lyrnessus. I had never heard of the place until he said that we were sacking it. I wanted to be involved and so three days later we set out.
I was informed about the small city. It was ruled by a Queen and no King. Briseis, daughter of Briseus, was made Queen when she was just sixteen. We travelled there and when we arrived we were welcomed with their own army.
I could say it was pathetic, but I won't. We fought for a few minutes and in that time the majority of the army fell. I later learned that three of the men that had died at my arm were Queen Briseis's brothers.
But then I saw Mynes. He was tall and unattractive, built like a man with no intention but to kill. I had heard a few rumours that Mynes, son of Euenus, would die at the hand of a Demi-God. And so it seemed true.
He was stubborn but eventually died by my side and then we went on to the city itself.
Briseis was on her throne and was as beautiful as ever when we found her. She held her posture and kept her chin high as she shook. She offered us wine and treated us like guests despite her fear. And it angered me to know that we had killed her family, and now we would be taking her. There was little I could do about that either.
And she came with us without much fuss.
Up till then I had not got a prize, and I felt that I didn't need one. But honour is something that every soldier values and I wanted something to show for my years in battle. I accepted the sweet girl and treated her well.
And then I fell in love with her, like I did with Tecmessa, but this time I did an even worse job of showing it.