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The next two days are spent sailing west along the southern coast of the Troad, passing the small inland city of Pedasus, and exiting the Adramyttian Gulf. It is once you round the horn of the Troad, turning north, that your galleys find hardship. The sovereign of the winds, Boreas, blows endlessly against your ships, even as trading vessels heading south flash by. Travel north is done in painstaking fits and starts – leaping into action to row as hard as possible while the northerly winds die down, and then quickly taking shelter in small bays and shallow waters when they resume. You lose an entire afternoon due to an unseasonable gale - you spend the storm in your bunk, irritation building.
Five more days pass in this manner – and to your great dismay, the end of July is nearing. Time is running out – it is infuriating for this last leg of the journey to slow to a crawl. Ajax and Menelaus seem to feel the pressure as well, and they redouble their efforts – constantly consulting with Odysseus about the best means to steal progress where they can. To your surprise, they even once hail a friendly Euboean vessel traveling south, and consult with the helmsman about the local waters surrounding Ilion. You’re thankful that you are separated from Odysseus; no doubt Lyssa, daimona of fury, saw fit to bless him with her ministrations afterwards.
You spend some time with Teukros – but he can only mock Odysseus’ doubled black eyes and swollen nose so many times. The pair of you have begun to run out of stories of your youth and other such fodder after weeks and weeks at sea – he no longer has any appetite from petteia after having been repeatedly crushed.
You will soon lose the ability to impose yourself on your noble crewmates - with whom do you choose to spend time with as you beat your way north on flashing oars?
>what do, /qst/?
>Attempt to persuade Teukros to join with you in spoiling the diplomatic talks - the time for you to reveal your true intentions is here!
>Spend time with Castor
>Spend time with Pollux
>Risk another interaction with Ajax – no doubt the man will seek to “test” you further.
>Spend time with the Salaminian crew
>Something else?
