Disclaimer: Story of Troy belongs to Homer and all the characters that were in the real Trojan war history belong to themselves and their honor respectively. Alas sequences and parts belong to Wolfgang Peterson and Warner Bros. The name Swan Knights belong to J.R.R. Tolkien and the armor that the main character and the Swan Knights will where belongs to New Line Cinema.
On the beaches of Troy a lone ship lands just as people of the royal court as well as the ruling family reaches the beach. A ramp was lowered and people in silver armor filed out in single column. The soldiers of Troy looked on them with fear. Even the Apollonian Guards looked agitated.
The flow of soldiers finally stop and turn about to face the crowd. Their armors are one piece overalls in metal instead of leather for the arms and body. Below their waist a long coat armor that splits from the middle replace the common short skirt the crowd wore. On their heads bear a fierce looking helmet adorn with white feathers on the side. A black cloth covers the bottom half of their faces. Their spears are twice as long as their Trojan counterparts and the spearhead looks deadlier with the length of a sword. On their other hand they held long rectangular shields with the same symbol as the one found on the smaller flag of the boat. A short sword can be seen strapped to their hip.
( I suck with descriptions so if you want a real one, go find a picture of a Gondorian Tower Guard and replace the bottom half of the Guard with elven warrior leggings and the armor coat that covers the legs.. That is what these knights look like.)
At the moment it seemed the world stopped spinning. The only thing that announce the world is not freeze are the constant crashing of ocean waves. All in all the mysterious warriors number at exactly 30.
Priam finally tries to brake the ice as he stride closer to the foreigners as the Apollonian Guards quickly made to follow with their spears lowered just in case these people decide to bring harm to their beloved king.
"Greetings foreigners. What brings you to our shores?" Priam said with hand gestures just in case they don't know the common tongue.
A full minute passed and no answer were given by the 30 foreigners in silver. This made the Trojans even more agitated as the princes made their way next to their father. At that moment riders from the city came to reinforce the crowd. They were all archers and had General Glaucus at the head of the pack.
Suddenly the sound of movement was heard on the ship as the clinking of metal was heard. Another person came out. This time however was not another masked person for he, or rather she bore no helmet. She wore exactly what the other foreigners wore except in what looks to be a mix of bronze and gold, instead of the silver. She held no shield but a spear that is about a palm shorter than the others and a shorter spearhead but what seem to be a thicker shaft. There was no doubt however of what origin she was. She was Trojan, with long wavy brown hair and a sharp face. She have blue eyes. She seemed small despite the size of the armor that she wore. Compared to the other 30, with the exception of one, she only reached their ears. None made a move as she brought herself in front of the company and stood in front of the king. She looked very nervous.Her eyes move about the crowd. They were all watching her.
'What in the Goddess's name are they all staring so hard at. Hmmm nope, I didn't forget my leggings. Can't be my upper body, for I look just like the rest….. Must be my face since the crew always says I look better than all their wives which are still cramped in on the ship… Have to get them out soon before they start scratching each other…. That man over there is definitely staring at my beauty.' She locked gazes with the famous Paris before she turns back to the king. When still no one seem to want to talk she took the initiative.
'Being leader have its ups and downs… and this is definitely the bottom of it. Oh well here goes, bless with me courage my goddess.'
"Greetings King Priam of Troy. My name is Freya. This," She gestures to someone behind her. The second shortest of the group moved forward holding the banner and stood next to Freya. "Is Igraine, my second in command. We are the sons and daughters of the last group of soldiers that left with Alessandro's Expedition. We have returned to complete our fathers' dream which was to protect Troy."
Priam quickly came out of his shock of seeing a woman in armor at the word of his brother. 'Finally some news at last.' Priam thought happily. "And Troy welcomes you all home. Once a Trojan always a Trojan no matter how far away from her they are. But please tell me, how is my brother Alessandro faring, when is he coming home to fulfill his promise."
At the mention of Alessandro, two reactions came about. The Trojan crowd confused and shocked at once. The king has a second brother! Even Paris's eyes were wider than when he first laid eyes on Freya. However, the Trojan descendants that just came back were full of sorrow and agony.
Freya dropped to one knee before the king and spoke, " I am sorry my king, Lord Alessandro died on our return journey six months ago. I, his daughter bears his ashes, as his final words to me were to give you his ashes and for you to spread it into the winds of Troy."
At that, Priam faltered from where he stood, and only by the fast reactions of Hector did he not tumble to the ground. Priam took long deep breaths before asking Freya the new question. How did he die…..
Knowing what her uncle would ask of her, Freya answers the unspoken question, "My mother fell overboard when a storm caught us on our return. My father was too stricken by her death and fell ill. With the lack the medicine on board, we could not care for him properly and he died of a fever."
At long last the king could not hold out and fell unconscious. The Prince Hector quickly took one of the horses and bore the king back to the city but not before giving a death glare to Freya. The rest of the crowd followed behind. General Glaucus stayed behind and exchange greetings with many of the 'not so foreign anymore' troops. Many of these descendants had fathers that the general fought along side with when he was still only but a captain. The general brought the host back to Troy and gave them accommodations.
"Get a good night's rest princess Freya, for tomorrow will be even more questioning and more introductions as you have not yet meet the princes. If you need anything, Helena here is yours to command." At the mention of her name a servant girl made forward and bowed to the princess.
"I saw many decorations on the streets when I came through the city. I highly doubt you were expecting us. What is the occasion?" Freya exclaimed curiously.
"Today is actually the wedding of the Prince Hector, future king of Troy." Glaucus looked at Freya with pity as she almost scared the groom's father and not to mention the king of Troy to death today.
"Oh." was all Freya able to reply.
A/N: I know I put action/adventure in the description and yet there has been none given. Do not worry, after the next chapter ( just to get the rest of the questions out of the way) we will jump straight to the movie sequence. Mind you people however, due to and OC being in the here, the story will be A/U.