Episode 103. marriage proposal (1)
“How did you like Theo training the soldiers?”
“Do you think it would be okay to leave it like this? Anoitus, you tell me so. For the time being, the training of the guards will be fully delegated. And send a letter to the royal road. Dear King, the guards are being prepared step by step and are under Theo’s control, so you don’t have to worry.”
“All right.”
“By the way, I think I’ve heard there’s some noise about the smithy expansion.”
“Oh, I’ll explain that as we go downtown.”
It was not worth going to Troia for the time being anyway, so I stayed in Antandros for a few more days.
If you ask me why…
“This is a gift for the new bride and groom, so give it to them. I told you to donate half of the silver coins you send to the temple of Aphrodite.”
“I understand, Miss Paris.”
because of this.
It’s okay for Oenone and I to attend my sister Creusa’s wedding. No, it’s a close family, so it would be more strange not to participate.
By the way… um… Aeneas’ wedding?
Taking the groom’s former crush to the wedding?
hmm.
That’s why you leave Ino and go alone?
hmm···.
I can’t.
After all, I had better stay in Antandros for a while.
For a while, I spent time watching and supervising the training of the guardsmen. Asking Priam, Hector, Creusa, etc. how the situation is going along with a letter of regards.
“Master, this is a message from Troia.”
Then one day I got a reply.
“Who was the call from?”
“This is Princess Creusa.”
When I opened the letter, nothing was said, only a few strands of hair wrapped in linen.
The ancient Greeks cut their hair at important moments in life. Leaving home, experiencing someone’s death, or…
when married.
“What are you doing early in the morning? Do you eat weird things like before or what?”
When Ino, who rose from the seat next to me and rubbed her eyes, called, I turned my head and handed out the letter containing Creusa’s hair.
“Ino, would you like to see this?”
“what? Did you get it from another woman?”
“huh.”
“what···? No, I was joking…”
“…it’s not like that. It’s Creusa.”
I lightly hugged Ino, whose face turned blue for a moment, and smiled.
“Let’s go back to Troy now. Because the difficult and troublesome things are over.”
Ino knew well what troublesome and troublesome things were, so there was no need to explain further.
The wedding of Aeneas and Creusa is over.
It’s time to go back.
***
After traveling back and forth between Antandros and Troia dozens of times, she had become completely accustomed to the uncomfortable rattling of the chariot.
The stiffness of my joints and the inconvenience of sleeping outside while being hit by cold dew weren’t too bad.
“Paris? come here and lie down My sisters say they spread the leaves.”
“You guys are waiting there. I and Oinone… will stay over there.”
I’m a shepherd, and he’s a fairy.
Traveling on a familiar road, staying at a familiar private house, and being welcomed by the elders of a familiar city, it was not long before it was Troy.
Upon entering the palace, the decorations such as dyed cloth and garlands hung here and there had not been removed, and the people on the street looking out the window were also unable to hide their excitement from their faces.
Even though the wedding is over, the excitement of the festival continues to the end.
I was going to go to the room of Creusa, who had summoned me first, but thinking about it, Creusa must have already moved to the Anchises family’s mansion in Troia.
I moved on to the garden where Priam often stayed in the afternoon.
Just then, I saw Priam, basking in the sun in a comfortable armchair outside, deep in thought.
One eye was closed as if concentrating on something, and the other eye was looking at the hyacinths and crocuses in the garden.
“father.”
And at my voice, Priam’s one eye opens.
“…you’re back. As expected, Creusa sent a message, so I believed that he would return in time.”
Priam, who blinked for a moment, puts his arm on the armrest, raises one arm, greets me, and turns his head. I sat down on the chair across from him and faced Priam.
“Did the wedding go well? Didn’t you have any problems?”
“Yeah, except for Aeneas coming out to give a speech at the banquet and stuttering about a dozen or so times before saying, ‘T-don’t stare at me like that.’”
It is a feeling that I will regret for the rest of my life not being able to see such a rare sight.
Unbeknownst to me, Priam seemed to have a visibly sad expression on his face, so he cleared his throat and tried to change the topic naturally.
“So, how about Antandros?”
And Priam asks the most important question.
How is Antandros now?
How to respond to the anxiety of neighboring countries?
In order to answer these two questions, it was also because I had to stop by my hometown to avoid my sister’s wedding.
…Well, that’s the official reason. Anyway.
“First of all, the training of the guards seems to be going well. Thanks to my father for allowing me to take Theo.”
First of all, let’s start with an unimportant story.
“Okay, what do you think your guards will be called? Personally, I don’t think it would be a bad idea to use the name Anchises suggested.”
“Anchises suggested a name? What name is it?”
“The White Lions.”
“…what does Antandros have to do with the white lion?”
“I don’t know, but originally, Anchises is a bit… isn’t there a time when he does things that are difficult to follow with the thoughts of a criminal? First of all, the tone is not bad, so I just said that I would pass it on to you.”
“uh···.”
“Originally, isn’t it up to you to do what you attach it to? If you don’t say no, I’ll think of the meaning.”
“I don’t think so.”
“For what reason?”
balance between races.
“If possible, I would like to name the Royal Guard as a way to repay Hephaestus for loving our city.”
“You mean to Hephaestus?”
“yes. I already have a name in my mind.
Iron Chain.
“Next time, when I return to Antandros, I plan to formally declare the establishment of the Royal Guard in that name, and have the soldiers swear an oath of loyalty in front of the Temple of Hephaestus.”
“Hmm, yes.”
For an extremely valid and logical reason, Priam nodded without regret. It must have been the sense that he was really conveying only the words of Anchises.
“If it’s to honor the gods, even my cousin won’t be stubborn. Do as you please.”
“Thank you, Father.”
“There is nothing to be thankful for. Your soldiers and your escorts. However, didn’t they say that there were about 500 of them?”
“Yes, 500 people.”
“Are there any other towns around you?”
“Once Duduk gave me a present, it won’t be much of a problem. but.”
“but.”
“I don’t know how to alleviate the anxiety of other countries that sent envoys at that time. Since they have so much trust in their father, I wonder if it would be okay if I showed my loyalty to him…”
“That alone might be a little lacking.”
“I guess so.”
“Because they know me, but you don’t.”
Priam described it so briefly and accurately.
At one time Priam went to Phrygia, defeated the Amazon marauders, and saved the people of King Migdon.
In his youth, Priam traveled all over the world to plead with the neighboring countries to help rebuild Troy, or at least to stop interfering with it.
Phrygia knows him, Thrace and Lydia, Mysia and Lycia know him.
But they don’t know me
Trust is based on the experience and knowledge already accumulated, but since I don’t know anything about humans or the relationship between me and Priam, I can’t believe that trust in Paris can be established.
“Then the solution is simple. It is to inform you.”
“That seems like a good point. However, it seems that the work given to me is excessive compared to my ability to entertain envoys…”
“I will not ask you to entertain the envoys. That doesn’t sound like a good way.”
…Then what do I have to do to make my face known abroad?
“Are you going to send me as an envoy?”
“Can you send a prince who is busy preparing for war to Phrygia and then to Mysia? To get to Thrace, you will have to go through a dangerous sea route, but I do not recommend it.
I’m still thinking…”
“You don’t have to think further, lord.”
A familiar voice is heard from the edge of the garden.
When I turned my head, the new groom’s father was standing there with his arms crossed, a slightly sullen face.
He slowly walks towards me and shakes his head in regret for a moment.
“Didn’t you have the slightest desire to consider the White Lions?”
“doesn’t exist. What kind of harmony suddenly came up with that name?”
“Yes, the one who governs the land nearby is the goddess Cybele, and the lion pulls the goddess’s chariot, and among the lions, the white lion is the most beautiful…”
There seems to be some logic jumps here and there, but I decided not to mind.
Anchises, who tried hard to persuade me, quickly gives up and returns to the original topic, probably realizing that I am not listening.
“Kuhm, lord. Anyway, there is a way to make Paris known to the kings of the nations. It’s a way to bother Faris relatively less, but it’s also a way to get things done that need to be done someday. It will benefit you in many ways.”
“What is it?”
“It is to invite guests from the right side. You are the organizer.”
“Apart from your father? Rather, it seems that rumors will only grow that I am trying to devour Troia.”
“You’re talking stupid things that aren’t like you. Just a while ago, envoys from various countries came and went.”
Anchises whistles lightly and smiles.
“Right at my mansion.”
There was a silence of about three seconds while I understood Anchises’ words.
And after three seconds, Priam nods happily and praises his cousin.
“…Ah, there was such a thing. After all, my cousin is smart. Do you want to be called an in-law now?”
“No, my lord. There is no way that the intelligent Faris could not do what my own son could do.”
I just realized
“Anchises?”
“Aeneas is now the bridegroom, so make sure to put the nail in so he doesn’t think about anything else.”
“yes?”
“If a guy who already has a lovely wife has a crush on another woman… well, that won’t work. So, help me decide.”
Anchises winks at me.
My hair goes white.
Then, carrying my hair, which had been leaking white like that, I returned to the mansion.
For some reason, the attendants take off my clothes, which have lost my energy, and throw me into the bath.
After soaking in the warm water for a while, I got up when I heard Ino’s footsteps.
“Paris? I heard you came back, but everyone says you’re not feeling well. How about a herbal bath?”
“Ah, uh, no, good, good…”
“what’s the matter? It looks really bad! Just like Aeneas, his words tremble…”
“That’s not it… Wait, can you go out for a minute?”
“Are you afraid you’ll catch a cold or something? it’s okay i’m healthy ah! do you have a fever A fever is burning on your forehead?”
I felt my face suddenly heat up at the sight of Ino approaching. I hurriedly get out of the bathtub, dry myself off, and put on my clothes.
When Ino was taken aback by my sudden panting, I escorted Ino to the back of the bedroom and quietly came out.
“Hold on there for a second!”
“what’s the matter? Paris? Paris!”
…Whoops.
Knock. Knock.
“Paris-sama, Aeneas-sama and Creusa-sama have come to visit.”
Damn, at this timing… no, no.
“It just went well. I will go to the drawing room, so guide me there.”
After hurriedly putting on a cloak suitable for customer service, two people holding hands affectionately are sitting with a sticky gaze.
“Uh… long time no see?”
“Paris!”
“I heard that my brother has returned. Here, I begged the groom to bring it.”
. . ‘groom’. Bridegroom Aeneas.
Well, it’s okay to ask anyway.
I seated them in the most comfortable chair and served them the best drinks and snacks. When I suddenly shudder, the newlyweds look at each other in bewilderment.
Whoa, let’s calm down.
You only need to ask one question.
I look at the two carefully. The couple look at me with curious eyes in pairs.
“Hey, uh, I’m just going to ask you one question. I want you to just listen and not overcomplicate it.”
“If it’s Paris-sama’s request… I’ll be sure to answer.”
“Are you taking so much time to ask something great?”
That’s great, that’s right. yes.
“That, you mean?”
I hesitated and opened my mouth.
It’s all because of Anchises. It is because the plan presented by Anchises is so appropriate and suitable.
Even after I opened my mouth, I couldn’t bring myself to speak for a while, so the eyes of the two focused more on me. I couldn’t stand the hot gaze, so I opened my mouth in anger.
“It’s like a marriage proposal between the two of you, how did you do that?”
it’s a wedding