Book 4 - The Red Haired King and His Lady

In Sparta, the king and queen, Menelaus and Helen of originally Paris of course, were celebrating the separate marriages of their son and daughter. They happily greeted Pisistratus and I, and they quickly recognized whose son I was because of the clear family resemblance. As we all feasted, the king and queen reminisced with melancholy the many examples of father’s cunningness at Troy. Helen, the one who was made for Paris by Aphrodite, recalled how father dressed as a beggar to infiltrate the city’s walls. Menelaus told the famous story of the Trojan horse, father’s masterful gambit that allowed the us to sneak into Troy and slaughter the Trojans. The following day, Menelaus recounted his own return from Troy. He says that, stranded in Egypt, he was forced to capture Proteus, the divine Old Man of the Sea. Proteus told him the way back to Sparta and then informed him of the fates of Agamemnon and Ajax, another Greek hero, who survived Troy only to perish back in Greece. Proteus also told him news of father—that he was still alive but was imprisoned by Calypso on her island. Buoyed by this report, myself and Pisistratus returned to Pylos to set sail for Ithaca. The thing that amazed me most was, how Helen was sticking to Menelaus so much, just because Menelaus took her from Paris, even after being made for Paris and most likely having sex with Paris. Once again, do all people live to do is satisfy their Ids? The Ids of the suitor at home is sex with mother. Helen's Id is to have sex, no matter who its with. Is that what Aphrodite is as well? A goddess a prostitute, except dosn't take money for what she does? I'm sick and tired of people simply living for their Ids, especially if their Id is sex! Yes, that does mean that I'm tired of life. All that happens in my life is to see these idiot suitors every day, until now, and now, all I see is blue water all around me. If I go onto land, all I see is the royalty of palaces. Can't I simply live life? My New Trier Helper found a video on youtube.com by Good Charlotte, called I Just Wanna Live. It really describes my emotions right now. I especially want to live after my father comes back. That's why I'm trying to find him. So that he can come back, live and rule, meanwhile I go back, chill and simply live. Anyway, I hear news from a local farmer in Sparta, that suitors back at home learned of my voyage and are preparing to ambush me upon my return. The herald Medon overheard their plans and reports them to mother. She became distraught when she reflected that she may soon lose me in addition father, but lucky for us, Athena sent a phantom in the form of my aunt, Iphthime, to reassure her. Aunty Iphthime told her not to worry, for she was protecting me.