The day went by and by five, the moon had come out. "This could be a sign from Selene, she usually only comes out this early in winter" he said looking up at the sky. Suddenly a bird with a deep blue veil flew through the night sky. "That's the bird of Artemis, it seems to be running away". "From what?" I asked. Han said the same thing about the other bird too, what were they. He smiled and sighed, "I don't know either".
After hours and hours of walking, we reached a cave. Alycon lit up a torch and we walked along the door. "Is it you, Alycon?" said a voice in the dark.
"Yes, how did you know, I tried to change my footsteps" he said laughing. An eerie silence followed. "Have you brought someone else along with you, I heard two footsteps" said the voice.
"Ah yes, I recently found a boy and I wish to pass my art onto a hero so I've come to ask you to see his future" he said pushing me forwards. A hand reached out from the dark and touched my chest. "Very well but are you prepared to pay the price?" said the voice pulling it's hand back. Alycon breathed in and said "Yes" giving it the torch. There a young woman with a blindfold sat. Her skin was smooth and her hair was done in three braids. She took off her blindfold and stared at me with her purely white eyes. "Step closer" she said reaching out her hand. I did so and she placed her hand on my eyes. "He is destined to find a truth which could influence inside his house, he..." she paused. "What happened Delphi?" asked Alycon stepping closer, "Is he a hero or not". She remained silent. "I do not know, his actions will benefit some and cause the downfall of those whom stand above him right now" she said pulling back her arm and placing her blindfold on again. "Now, you shall pay the price".
After three days, we returned. "I do not know if I should teach you, he could bring my downfall too and I still haven't completed my mission" he said sitting down near the edge. I stayed silent. That was impossible, I hadn't done anything that could "cause the downfall of those whom stood above me right now" and I didn't intend to either. I looked at Alycon and he looked like he was deep in thought. He got up and said, "I've decided not to teach you, I can't risk ending my mission to kill him". I got up and went into the house he'd built for me. I packed my bags and went to sleep.
The next morning I departed to go to the city. I hunted rabbits for food and had to rob Alycon for a bit of water. I walked North which was where I assumed the city was. I calculated that it'd take me more than a week to travel that but the terrain in Cadobu was extremely rocky so it was harder to reach the place. I encountered a mountain and climbed it by using the knife Alycon gave me and my knife. I ended the first day by falling asleep watching the stars.
The second day came and went down the mountain which ended with one of my knives being broken. Alycon's was still good because it was made out of a harder material. I had two more rabbit legs so I would have to hunt down more if I wanted to reach the place without starving. I had one more bottle which I occasionally took a sip of. I found a yellow lake which looked strangely clean ad when I drank a bit, tasted just like bottled water. I put it inside the other body I'd finished. As I began to turn back, I heard a noise come from the water. I turned back and saw a dishevelled man covered in the yellow water. "H-hello, could you tell me where Ithaca is?" he asked stumbling towards me. I slowly backed away, "I don't know". He walked towards me.
"Ah, would you like to come with me?" he asked reaching out his skinny arm. I backed away and took out my knife. "No, who the hell are you?". He stopped and lowered his hand.
"I am the great Odysseus, king of the country of Ithaca, the old capital of the great continent of Cadobu!" he said suddenly more energized than before. I stopped. I remembered that, we'd learnt it in History class. It was one of the countries which still had monarchs around the world. "Prove it to me". He stopped and reached into his pocket. He took out a crumpled sheet and gave it to me. I read it and it said, "Law input from King Odysseus: Swandils are illegal to hunt or kill". He was right. "Okay, but I'm just heading North aimlessly so I could be going the wrong way" I said turning back. "Now then, what would you want as a reward?".
"A house and an easy job" I answered.
"Easy, I'll give you a job of your choice and a house with four bedrooms even though you live alone!" he shouted skipping ahead.
"Also, you said you were king so why are you talking so freely, I thought royals talked formally?". he looked at me as though I was an idiot. "I don't make the rules, I just approve them so I don't need to worry like a lot of the other monarchs, also I don't like how they speak".
"Anyways why are you so skinny even though your king?" I asked offering some bread I'd stolen. He snatched it out from my hand and ate it quickly. He burped and wiped his lip. "I was waiting for you to ask me that, now, I shall tell you about the story of Odysseus, the hero of the Trojan war!".