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Of course, you later share the events of the morning with Teukros himself before you set out at sea - and he apologizes on his elder brother's behalf.
"You must forgive him, Nikandros - it is how my father Telamon raised him. No sacrifice was too great, no burden too heavy. If Telamon asked Ajax to lasso the chariot of Helios and crash it into Mount Olympus, Ajax would set off to ambush Hyperionides as he rises out of the waters of the East. Ajax expects the same of others. In a way - it is a good thing that he tests you so.”
“Perhaps so, Teukros – you know your brother far better than I.”
"You should be happy, Nikandros - to be frank, I'm surprised that you haven't gotten along with him better. You have the same complete absence of humor..."
>Given that Ilion approaches, it seems fair to offer Nikandros a chance to change boats if he desires. This will be the last opportunity for Nikon to change vessels before the Ilion Council arc. This vote will be short and will end at 9pm EST tonight. Once we determine which boat we're on, we can address the next change.
>Continue on to Ilion aboard Ajax’s vessel, which currently holds Ajax, Teurkos, Castor, Pollux and Nikandros.
>Change to Menelaus’ vessel, which holds Menelaus, Odysseus and Palamedes.
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Travel out of the Lesbian waters is reasonably swift – it is decided that the galleys will sail along the coast of the Troad, and work their way north, then west, and then north again across the coastline. For your past - you're happy to put Lesbos, Mytilene and the bizarre episode with King Philomeides behind you - all things considered, you sourly consider that you might have preferred your time on Lebinthos, although it is true that you enjoyed losing your virginity to an attractive woman.
At any rate, your vessels will soon pass the port cities of Antandrus and Assus; with luck, no foreign navy will seek to interdict your group as you row north. Some men might risk travel due north from Lesbos in an attempt to reach Tenedos directly and so avoid contact with local navies, but as you learn from Andocides, as one approaches the Dardanelles, the risk of sudden and fierce northerly winds increases – an unexpected gust to an unprepared vessel could risk capsizing. A risky gamble at best, and your party is not yet so desperate for speed as to gamble with this approach.
As your ship begins to beat north against the current and winds, you note with interest that there are significantly more trading vessels present at sea - you see hundreds of varied vessels flit south, borne along by the pleasant cousins of the Etesians, heavy with goods from Ilion, the coasts of Propontis or perhaps even the Euxine Sea beyond. You keep your eyes to the sky and sea as the morning rolls along - with the summer passing you by, all aboard are becoming aware of the time spent. Stormy autumn is rapidly approaching...
>someone roll me a dice+1d20 for naval progress!
