“So say the bards, my other half,” she replied softly. “Is it true that Zeus turned Castor and Pollux into constellations?” The Scylla felt cold to the touch from the waist down in human form, but her hands were as warm and soothing as a hot bath. “They look better than the ghosts we fought in Achlys,” Kairos replied, as he held her against him. “They’re beautiful,” Andromache said, pressing herself against her lover as they watched the stars. After so many tense battles, it felt good to just stop and enjoy the trip.
Even Nausicaa had leaped out of the water to play dice with Cassandra and Tiberius and she won handily.Īnother commander would have condemned the lack of discipline, but Kairos felt his crew had earned a moment to breathe. or sleep peacefully with a full belly in Rook’s case. The crew had gathered around fires to listen to Agron’s songs. Nessus had opened some of the Valian wine amphoras they brought, and his honeyed lamb recipe was probably the best Kairos had tasted in his entire life. The crew celebrated all the way to Argos.Īfter their victory against Teuta’s fleet, the deck had all but transformed into a banquet hall.
