Telemachus -EPIC

Telemachus sat on the small stool next to Antinous. Or rather King Antinous. His head lowered, ashamed of what he’d become, what he’d allowed the monarchy to be watered down to. The relentless and cruel rule of Antinous. A part of Telemachus refused to be believe this had happened. He didn’t want to process the fact that the moment his father had returned after 20 years he was slaughtered by Antinous. And he didn’t want to believe that his mother had been next. He didn’t want to think about how he sat next to Antinous, degraded and humiliated, wearing minimal clothing, a chiton that barely covered him. And his body littered with bruises and marks from Antinous, who had kept Telemachus as his “pet” ever since he claimed the crown. Telemachus kept his head lowered, not once daring to raise i