happy new year everyone! this is the last chapter

"Achilles, cousin, I'm sorry for shouting at you, today and yesterday and while Eudoras tells me it would be stupid to promise I'll never do it again promise that from now on I'll try to be more patient and understanding."

Achilles just stared at him open mouthed with shock it was the most he'd ever heard him say, what he wouldn't give to be able to hear the conversation Patroclus had had with Eudoras.

Eudoras entered the hut.

'Hello Patroclus.'

The boy glanced up. 'Oh, its you.'

'Nice to see you again too'

Patroclus just snorted 'Come to tie me to another horse?'

Eudoras just smiled. ' Not today maybe some other time, now I just want to talk.' he sat down a little way from Patroclus but so that they could still see each others faces clearly.

'What about' he said warily.

'I don't know what do you want to talk about?' Patroclus shrugged so Eudoras continued 'shall we talk about today then, while you where with your cousin at the training field?'

Another shrug.

'You were angry with Achilles?'

Shrug.

'Why'

Shrug.

Patroclus wasn't really used to this kind of calm questioning by this point Achilles would definitely been shouting at him.

'Come on Patroclus, you must know why you were annoyed.'

Eudoras expected another silent reply so he was surprised when Patroclus opened his mouth.

'If I tell you will you go away?'

'Maybe'

'Fine I was annoyed with my cousin because he and everyone else could do it and I couldn't.' he paused so long that Eudoras was about to say something else when he continued. 'But that's not just it, I miss my parents so much, and sometimes when I'm with Achilles become distracted- not forget them exactly- I just don't think about them for an hour or so and when I remember I feel guilty, like I've betrayed them and then I'm angry with Achilles because it's his fault.'

He sighed like it was a relief to get this off his chest. 'Patroclus.' Eudoras began gently, 'You can't feel guilty every time you don't think of your parents, its normal to grieve and feel sad but eventually you have to move on, your parents loved you , they would want you to have a life of your own not spend your time mourning the loss of theirs, and its not like you'll never see them again is it, someday your time will come to meet the boatman and cross into the next world.'

'I guess' Patroclus wiped his face with the back of his hand.

'Does this mean no more blaming Achilles?'

'Yeah, I suppose I've been pretty horrible to him haven't I? I'll never shout at him again.'

Eudoras raised his eyebrows 'That, young man, is a silly promise to make, you should make promises you know you can keep.'

'What should I do then?'

'You'll have to work that out for yourself.'

Eudoras got up and made his way out of the hut.

'I'll see you around.' He said over his shoulder before leaving Patroclus to his thinking and what would hopefully be a smoother future for them both.

i should i guess say thank you to my twin for typing some of this up, even if she did mock me for my appalling spelling. And you may have noticed that in the other chapters i haven't begged for reviews but seeing as this is the last chapter i figured what the hell if you've taken the time to read this far you can spare a minute to review, please :D