Author's Note: Ok, I'm gonna answer a question that I spose a lot of you are wondering, where did I pull the scotsman from? It's a secret! Mwa ha ha ha ha

Disclaimer: I have nothing - Whitney Houston. lol

Scene change to the beach camp, the men appear to be playing tether ball with Briseis, hhhmm amusing?

Aphaereus: Kick her to me, kick her to me.

Briseis hisses, spits and scratches.

Haemon: Whoo, it looks like Helen isn't the only tom cat around here.

Achilles bursts in on the scene, killing a couple of the men, and dragging Briseis back to his tent, all in the space of 20 seconds.

Once in the tent, Achilles kneels in front of Briseis.

Achilles: You should eat something. (winks, Briseis looks confused).

Achilles: Were they rough on you. (with a sideways inuendo-ish glance, Briseis looks even more confused).

Briseis: Oh nah, they were as gentle as lambs. (sarcastically)

Achilles: Meow. (does a cat impression) I saw you fight them, you have courage.

Briseis: To fight back when people play tether ball with me? A dog has that kind of courage.

Achilles: Well that's ironic, you are a dog.

Briseis is obviously offended.

Achilles: It's okay, I like dogs more than people.

Briseis changes subject abruptly.

Briseis: Why did you choose this life?

Achilles: What life?

Briseis: This...to be a great warrior, whose impetent, yet you bone everything in sight.

Achilles: I chose nothing, I was born to it, I am what I am.

Briseis: But you must enjoy it?

Achilles: The killing or the boning? You'll find out later. (winks again).

Briseis is at a loss for words.

Achilles: Look, let me put it this way, does a scorpion feel joy when he kills the beetle? No, I doubt he feels anything at all.

Briseis: But your not a scorpion, your a (looks down at Achilles' leg area) ... man.

Achilles: And don't you forget it. But, you're a woman in love with a god.

Briseis: I don't love Apollo.

Achilles: Uh...I was talking about me, but anyway, Apollo wasn't there when those men beat you round the bush.

Briseis: Yes, he was, he was waiting for the right time to strike!

Achilles: Not again, look I'm only going to get into this argument with you again, because I want to see that tom cat unleashed later when I screw you.

Briseis says nothing.

Achilles: Look, you serve all the gods, right?

Briseis: Yeah, what do you think these virgin robes mean? That I believe in abstenence being the only way to be 100 sure you won't get pregnant?

Achilles (ignores this) Including Aries, god of war? Who blankets his bed with the skins of the men he's killed?

Briseis: All the gods are to be feared and respected.

Achilles: Then start fearing and respecting me baby!

Briseis rolls her eyes.

Briseis changes subject again.

Briseis: What do you want here in Troy, you didn't come for the Spartan Queen.

Achilles: I want what all the men want, I just want it more...tether ball anyone?