So the wretched stranger finally revealed his true colors. With weapons at hand facing only our bare fists, he ingressed our leader, Antinous square in the throat. As his body lay limp, we scoured our surroundings however, our arms were not there. We believed this to be a trap, however, our faces went white in horror when the stranger spoke the words “You reckless fools shall pay for trespassing.” Frantically we prayed, prayed that our comrade’s death was a calamity, but to no avail, as Odysseus it was. As Odysseus prepared for his next assault, only the reckless Eurymachus begged for mercy, offering even his wealth in exchange for life. Unfortunately, Odysseus’s determination was as steadfast as a rock who has endured the storms of Poseidon and withstood the test of time while remaining unflinching. …show more content…
He himself, armed with the two edged bronze sword, flung himself at the great Odysseus only to be murdered in an instant. Amphinomus, angered at the death of his comrade, charged at Odysseus with his weapon, only to be speared by the now bold Telemachus. As Telemachus scurried from the hall, we were slowly accepting fate. The cunning Odysseus covered all of our escape paths. However, I, inspired by Eurymachus’s last wish, followed Telemachus and fortunately, found the storeroom. The foolish Telemachus, his intelligence not improving in spite of his quest for Odysseus, forgot to lock the storeroom. Seizing this opportunity, I gathered as many arms as I could for the battle. However, Telemachus now realizing his blunder, tells his father, who in turn gives inaudible directions to his the two traitors, Eumaes and Philoetius. Only after my second visit to the storeroom, realized the true plot. They ambushed me, the two of them, and swiftly tied me