Mistakes And Illusions/Dialogues

**You are experiencing the story in third-person view.**

***Nighttime at Nova Roma. In Claudilla’s bedchamber.***

* Claudilla (looking at her hand mirror; feeling her bruises): …

*KNOCK! KNOCK!*

* Claudilla (startled): Ah! Who’s this?!
* Tara (blushing): It’s me, Milady-!
* Claudilla (glaring): I don’t believe I gave you the command to enter?
* Tara (sweating): I’m sorry… I swear it won’t happen again-
* Claudilla (inattentive): What are you doing here, anyway?
* Tara (blushing): I came to deliver you a message from Carolus.
* Claudilla (nervous): Oh… What does it say?
* Tara (neutral): He wanted to let you know in advance that he’ll be coming to your chambers in a few minutes.
* Claudilla (worried): Was he mad? Did he say what for...?
* Tara (sweating): Not exactly, but… He wants you to be dolled up. He said he didn’t want to see your… Um… Disfigurement…
* Claudilla (pissed): My WHAT?!
* Tara (panicking): It’s his words, not mine-!
* Claudilla (feeling her bruises): *Sighs…* You may be excused…
* Tara (courtesy): Thank you, Milady. And sorry if my words offended you.

*Tara leaves.*

* Claudilla (sad): …
* Claudilla (tearful): When will this all be over! When will he accept that I can’t bear children!
* Claudilla (crying): I hate my life! I HATE IT! Why… Oh why did I agree to marry that brute!
* Claudilla (wiping her tears): If only the palace… No, it wouldn’t change anything, they already know it! They know that Carolus hits me!
* Claudilla (crying): They just don’t care! I matter to none of them! And what difference would it do if they did? They’re all scared of him! *Sobs.*
* Audenzia’s voice (singing): *How can you see into my eyes like open doors? Leading you down into my core where I've become so numb…*
* Claudilla (wiping her tears): Huh? Who is this..?

***By the window…***

* Audenzia (singing): *Without a soul, my spirit's sleeping somewhere cold. Until you find it there and lead it back home…*
* Claudilla (holding her anger): Audenzia!
* Audenzia (startled): Huh?! Who’s calling me?
* Claudilla (startled): Ah!

*Claudilla hides behind the curtains.*

* Audenzia (clueless): Claudilla?
* Claudilla (glaring): What?!
* Audenzia (curious): Did you… Call my name?
* Claudilla (sweating): N-no?
* Audenzia (clueless): Hmmm… Must be the wind then!
* Audenzia (singing): *Wake me up inside! Wake me up inside! Call my name and save me from the dark!*

***Back in the bedchamber…***

* Audenzia’s voice (singing): *Bid my blood to run! Before I come undone! Save me from the nothing I’ve become-!*
* Claudilla (furious): AHHH!!!
* Claudilla (angry): I HATE HER! I FUCKING HATE HER! This should’ve been me carrying the heir of the empire!
* Claudilla (crushing stones with mortar and pestle): I bet that bastard is happy me the way I am! I bet she’s gloating over how my life have become!
* Claudilla (pouring water): But I don’t care! W-why should I?
* Claudilla (dipping her finger): It doesn’t matter! Because once her brat is born, they’ll kill her! It doesn’t matter my life is shit, at least…
* Claudilla (putting on eye shadow; arms shaking): At least I’ll live! Yes… That’s what matters! At least I’m alive-
* Claudilla (throws the mixture on the ground): AH!!!
* Claudilla (tearful): I can’t… I don’t want to see him! He’ll just hit me! He’ll-
* Claudilla (taking a deep breath): *Sighs.* I need to calm down… I can’t get ready for him when I’m all stressed out.
* Claudilla (serious): Maybe I should take a stroll around the palace? Yeah, that’ll calm me down!

***At the open-corridors.***

* Claudilla (smiling): *Sighs.* What a beautiful night…
* Audenzia’s voice (singing): *Wake me up inside! Wake me up inside! Call my name and save me from the dark!*
* Claudilla (pissed): That bitch is still singing-?!
* Claudilla (taking a deep breath): It’s fine… I won’t let her get under my skin.
* Claudilla (forced smile): I’ll just ignore her. It’s just me, the night and the beautiful landscape.
* Claudilla (serious): Hm, I’d like to get a closer look at the horizon. Maybe I should get closer to the edge.

***At the edge...***

* Claudilla (nervous): This is scary… Hopefully I don’t fall…
* Claudilla (hopeful): I should be safe standing here. Now, lets see…
* Claudilla (smiling): Ah, yes, that’s better. I can get a better look at the empire from here…
* Claudilla (nostalgic): There’s some damages from Augustus’ attack but… It’s still as beautiful as I remember it…
* Claudilla (sad): How I miss going out in the open, before… Before Carolus stopped allowing me…
* Claudilla (tearful): My life had been so much better before I married him. I had freedom, I had sanctuary, now… I have nothing, only fear and pain.
* Claudilla (looking down): Maybe… What if I jump? No one’s watching me, no one is here to stop me.
* Claudilla (determined): Yes, I should jump! It’ll end it all! The pain and misery, it’ll all be over!
* Claudilla (nervous): I just have to step over the stylobate, and then… And then I’ll do it!
* Claudilla (serious): Then everyone will care! Maybe Carolus will feel bad and wish he’d treated me better!
* Claudilla (putting up a brave face): Come on, Claudia! You can do it! You can-
* Claudilla (panicking): No!

*She takes a step back.*

* Claudilla (hopeless): I can do it… I can’t jump, it’s… It’s too high-
* Carolus’ voice: CLAUDILLA!
* Claudilla (startled): AH!
* Claudilla (nervous): C-Carolus…?
* Carolus (angry): I thought I had Tara inform you to get ready for me in your room. What are you doing outside?!
* Claudilla (sweating): I can explain… I was just-
* Carolus (serious): You were just doing what?
* Claudilla (hopeless): Nothing-
* Carolus (smirking): You were trying to kill yourself, weren’t you?
* Claudilla (panicking): N-no-
* Carolus (supportive): Well, go ahead. I’m not going to stop you.
* Claudilla (shocked): …
* Carolus (shrugging): What? You thought I’d be going on my knees begging for forgiveness? If you want to die, just do it!
* Claudilla (speechless): …
* Carolus (grinning): Too scared to jump?
* Carolus and Claudilla (Carolus; taking of Claudilla’s ring while holding a dagger): No worries, let me help you…
* Carolus and Claudilla (Claudilla; clueless): Carolus?! What do you think you are doing?! Is that a-
* Carolus and Claudilla (Claudilla; shocked): *Gasps.* Is that a dagger?! Were you planning to-
* Carolus and Claudilla (Carolus; evil grin): Goodbye, Claudilla.
* Carolus and Claudilla (Claudilla; panicking): NO! Somebody HELP-!

*Carolus pushes Claudilla.*

* Audenzia’s voice (singing): *-Save me from the nothing I’ve become-!*
* Claudilla (falling): AHHH!!!

***In Audenzia’s bedchamber.***

* Audenzia (singing): *Bring. Me. To. Liiiiiiiiiiiife-*
* Claudilla’s voice: AHHH!!!
* Audenzia (startled): What was that?!
* Audenzia (thinking): It kind of sounded like-
* Audenzia (shocked): Claudilla!
* Audenzia (worried): Could she be in trouble?! I need to go check on her!

***Outside the room…***

* Guards (Guard 2; pissed; drawing his weapon): Don’t move!
* Audenzia (startled): Ah!
* Guards (Guard 1; serious): Now we don’t want no trouble, but if you take one more step-
* Audenzia (panicking): You don’t understand! My sist- I mean- the princess is in trouble-!
* Guards (Guard 1; glancing): Yeah, we heard. I’ll go see what’s the problem. But you stay on your ground…
* Guard 2 (pissed): Get inside!
* Audenzia (displeased): Ugh…

***At the open-corridor***

* Guard 1 (concerned; drawing his sword): Hello…? Anyone here?
* Claudilla and Carolus (Claudilla; adjusting wedding band): Yes, centurion?
* Guard 1 (relieved): Ah! Lady Messalina, you’re alright!
* Guard 1 (curious): We heard you screaming, has something frightened you?
* Claudilla and Carolus (Claudilla; innocent smirk): Oh, it’s nothing! I saw a snake but Carolus here scared it away!
* Guard 1 (worried): A snake?! That is hardly ‘nothing’! Did it bite you-?
* Claudilla and Carolus (Carolus; glaring): Shouldn’t you guarding the bastard’s bedchamber?!
* Guard 1 (blushing): Y-yes, but-
* Claudilla and Carolus (Carolus; pissed): Then what are you doing outside your post?
* Guard 1 (sweating): I heard your lady screaming and-
* Guard 1 (bowing): *Sighs.* My apologies, sir. I promise it won’t happen again.

*The guard goes away.*

* Claudilla and Carolus (Claudilla; relieved): *Sighs.* That was close…

***Meanwhile at Mount Pelion…***

* Marionette (dizzy): Uh…
* Jennifer (serious): Get up.
* Marionette (clueless): Jennifer..? What happened- What did you do to us-?
* Marionette (startled): Ah! Where are we?! What is this place-?!
* Jennifer (unenthusiastic): Welcome to Mount Pelion!
* Marionette (clueless): You mean where we’re meeting- What’s his name again? Anyway, how did we get here?!
* Jennifer (annoyed): Are you slow or what? We teleported! Now where’s that satyr-?!
* Alex (wincing): AH!!!
* Jennifer (worried): Alex! Are you hurt-?!
* Alex (holding his head): I’m fine, I’m fine! It’s just the concussion.
* Alex (serious): Enough fussing around now! We need to get moving!
* Jennifer (sneers): Hey, no rush! No one’s looking forward to wherever we’re going!
* Alex (hopeless): Ah, Jennifer…
* Marionette (worried): Is the place we’re heading to really THAT bad?
* Jennifer (grumpy): Yes.
* Alex (chuckling): Don’t listen to her, she’s just being dramatic.
* Jennifer (eye rolling): How about we wait until we get there and then she’ll be the judge for that!

***Outside the tavern.***

* Chariclo (collecting water): *Humming.*
* Alex (hands on hips): And there we are! Our destination!
* Marionette (relieved grin): Oh, it’s a hobbit hole… I thought it was a literal cave!
* Jennifer (crossing her arms): Believe me, it doesn’t make it anymore fancy!
* Chariclo (smiling; waving): Hello there, travelers!
* Alex (waving back): Hi ma’am!
* Chariclo (whooping): You can call me Chariclo, I don’t do formalities. Are you young ones in need for accommodation?
* Marionette (whispering to Alex): You know that woman?
* Alex (whispering back): Sort of. She’s Chiron’s wife, we saw her when we dropped by here before but doesn’t seem she remembers us. Anyway…
* Alex (whooping): Yes, please! We’d love that!
* Chariclo (smiling): Well, come in then! There’s plenty of space in the tavern!
* Jennifer (covering her face): Oh gods, here we go…

***Inside the tavern.***

* Chariclo (awkward grin): Welcome to Chiron’s Cave! Forgive us that our customers can be a bit… Rowdy…
* Jennifer and Marionette (Jennifer; disgusted): Gods! The sting of testosterone is worse than I remembered!
* Cyclop 1 (intimidating): You think you’re tough shit, bro? Huh?
* Cyclop 2 (intimidating): If you’re so brave, why don’t you come at me, sissy?!
* Cyclops (enraged): I’ll show you who’s the sissy here!
* Werewolf: Hey look, I can lick my own boogers with my tongue!
* Centaur (laughing): No way, dude!
* Werewolf (licking his face): Ha! I’ll show you!
* Jennifer and Marionette (Marionette; disgusted): EW!
* Jennifer and Marionette (Jennifer; whispering): You have not seen the worse of it yet-
* Jennifer, Marionette and Sinbad (Sinbad; putting his arms around the girls; grinning): Who do we got here? Do you wenches happen to be with someon-
* Jennifer, Marionette and Sinbad (Marionette; startled): AH!!!
* Jennifer, Marionette and Sinbad (Jennifer; pushing Sinbad away; disgusted): Get. Off. Us. Ugh! AS IF!
* Jennifer and Sinbad (Jennifer; impatient): Lady, can you get us a table quickly?!
* Chariclo (awkward grin): Oh sure! There’s an empty one!

***At the table.***

* Chariclo (smiling): Here’s the menus. I’ll get back to you when you’re ready to order. You three make yourselves comfortable-
* Alex (stopping): Hey, wait! Before you go, can we make a request!
* Chariclo (sweet smile): Of course! Anything to make our guests comfortable!
* Jennifer (snorts): …
* Alex (glancing at Jennifer): Can you ask the owner of this place if he could come speak to us?
* Chariclo (indicating): Oh sure! I’ll let my husband know that you’re here!
* Alex (smiling): Thank you.
* Alex (innocent smirk): So Marionette, how do we feel about that place?
* Marionette (crossing her arms; uncomfortable): Absolutely grossed out! I’ve been to pubs with people more civil and have more class than here!
* Alex (chuckling): You may not like it at first, but it’ll eventually grow on you! You’ll have fun, you’ll see!
* Alex (scanning the menu): So, what would you guys like to eat?
* Marionette (frowning): No thanks, I’m not hungry.
* Jennifer (crossing her arms): And I lost my appetite!
* Chiron (smiling): Ah, so you’re the one who asked for me! What brought you here?
* Alex (smiling): Chiron, it’s great to see you again!
* Chiron (smirking): The feelings’ mutual. And I have to say, I’m surprised to see Miss Tanaka with you. Guess she loved the place more than she let out, huh?
* Jennifer (eye rolling): Oh shut up!
* Chiron (winking): Who’s that pretty friend of yours, by the way?
* Marionette (blushing): Hi…?
* Alex (awkward grin): That’s Marionette. We brought her with us ‘cause… We’re sort of on the quest.
* Chiron (chuckling): Ah, there we go. Spit it out.
* Alex (having a headache): Jennifer, can you give him the details? My brain isn’t processing…
* Jennifer (concerned): Of course… Just give me a second. *Sighs.*
* Jennifer (covering her face): First of all, our oracle was murdered.
* Chiron (shocked): Oh- That’s a wild start…
* Jennifer (serious): And before she died she left us this prophecy where, I guess we need to find another oracle called Kassandra…
* Chiron (curious): Kassandra? As in the Trojan Princess?
* Jennifer: Yeah, same one. The prophecy told us that we have to save her from whatever evil was haunting her and apparently she has a prophecy that with it we could potentially save thousands of lives from being lost!
* Chiron (thinking): Uh huh…
* Marionette (curious): Alex told us that you mentored this guy called Achilles who fought in the Trojan War. The prophecy said that the princess is in Troy and we wondered-
* Chiron (regretful): If I could tell you where to find Troy. As much as I’d like to help you, I’m afraid I didn’t participate in the war.
* Marionette (disappointed): Oh…
* Jennifer (displeased): So, I teleported us here for nothing?
* Chiron (indicating): But hey! Maybe Achilles himself could take you there!
* Alex (shocked): Achilles?! He’s resurrected and HERE?! Where is he?!
* Chiron (smirking): Speak of the devil. Did you remember to tie Ocyrhoe to her post, Achilles?
* Achilles (holding dead rabbits): Yeah, yeah. And here’s the rabbits like I promised you.
* Alex (squealing): Oh my gods! It’s actually him!
* Marionette (smirking): He really is… Quite the specimen.
* Achilles (grinning): Good job, Achilles. By the way, I’d like to have you introduced to a few of my acquaintances…
* Alex (excited): Achilles! Is this you? Is that actually you?! It’s an honor getting to meet you, I heard so much about you and-
* Achilles (eye rolling): Ugh! I’ve got no time to deal with fanatics! Patroclus!
* Alex (holding his head): Wait- Ow!
* Jennifer (serious): Alex, chill out a little! You’re making your concussion worse!
* Achilles (whooping): Patroclus?!
* Achilles (worried): PATROCLUS?!
* Achilles (pissed): Where is he, Chiron?!
* Chiron (concerned): I don’t know… I thought he was with you-

*POW!*

* Chiron (holding his face): OW!
* Chariclo (shocked): Chiron! Are you alright-?!
* Achilles (furious): Where is he?! Where’s my cousin?!
* Achilles (panicking): PATROCLUS!
* Marionette (shocked): He’s getting away!
* Chiron and Alex (Chiron; serious): You ladies go after him before he hurts anyone else! I’ll take care of Alex!
* Marionette (serious): Jennifer, lets go!
* Jennifer (worried): I’m right behind you!

***Outside the tavern…***

* Achilles (worried): Patroclus, where are you?! This is not funny!

*NEIGH!!!*

* Achilles (concerned): This must be Hippe… Oh no!
* Jennifer (overlooking): Marionette, did you see where he’s going?
* Marionette (serious): Yes, he’s heading to stream! Lets catch up to him!

**You are now playing as Marionette Patrick.**

## Chapter 1

***Investigate the forest (Victim identified: Patroclus).***

* Hippe (panicking): *NEIGH!!!*
* Achilles (appeasing): Hush now, Hippe. No one will hurt you while I’m here!
* Achilles (impatient): Now where’s Patroclus?! He’s got to be close somewhere-!
* Jennifer (overlooking): Hey look! There’s a man on the stream-!
* Jennifer (shocked): Oh my gods! I think he’s dead!
* Achilles (panicking): Where?! This better not be-!
* Achilles (shocked): PATROCLUS?!
* Achilles (in disbelief): No, no, no, no, NO!
* Achilles (furious): WHICH ONE OF YOU DID IT?!
* Jennifer (offended): Don’t look at us! We didn’t do anything!
* Achilles (pissed; drawing his sword): Show yourself, you coward! Let me see your face!
* Jennifer (appeasing): Put that sword down! You’re going to hurt somebody-!
* Achilles (sad): But my cousin… He’s-
* Jennifer (warm smile): We know, and we’ll help you find out who did it. But right now, you can’t do anything while you’re hysterical.
* Achilles (sad): …
* Jennifer (hopeless): Gods! What did we drag ourselves into?
* Jennifer (crossing her arms): So this guy is his cousin? I can certainly see the resemblance…
* Jennifer (covering her face): Now what are we going to do with the body? We could have Alex autopsy it but I really don’t want to work him at the state he is right now. You think we could find someone else to do it instead?
* Jennifer (crossing her arms): It’s clear how he died- Someone slashed his throat!
* Jennifer (nervous): We have to find out who killed him before Achilles hurts anyone! And yeah… We should probably start by calming him down…

***Comfort Achilles over Patroclus’ death (1 star; Prerequisite: Investigate the forest).***

* Jennifer (hand on hip): The legendary Achilles in flesh himself! Now what did we do to deserve this honor?
* Achilles (pissed): For gods’ sake! I’m not in the mood for fanatics! I’ve got to go find out who killed my cousin and-
* Jennifer (eye rolling): Calm down, we’re here to help, okay? We’d like to know first what brought you to Mount Pelion?
* Achilles (crossing his arms): On the first hand, Pelion is my home and it’s where I’m born. But Patroclus and I came here in a mission.
* Jennifer (curious): And what exactly is that mission…?
* Achilles (serious): That is none of your concern!
* Jennifer (eye rolling): *Sighs.* Fine then. You can keep this to yourself. So you two, you were staying at Chiron’s tavern, I suppose?
* Achilles (serious): We were. Chiron is an old friend of mine and he let us stay in his cave for free, but in return he asked us to hunt a couple of rabbits for him.
* Achilles (covering his face): Patroclus and I… We usually hunted together. But today, he decided to split up and hunt alone.
* Achilles (sad; crossing his arms): *Sighs.* I should have stopped him. If only I had been with him, this wouldn’t have…
* Achilles (furious): Once I find out who did this, I’ll make them regret the day they were born-!
* Jennifer (twirling her hair): We promise once we find out who killed him, we’ll bring them straight to you! For now, maybe you should go back to the tavern and rest. Let us handle this alone…
* Achilles (clueless): You… I don’t know what’s it about you but… Something tells me I should do as you say…
* Jennifer (relieved): Phew… Thank god for my charmspeaking magic, but it won’t last long. He’ll eventually get to his senses.
* Jennifer (thinking): We have to start looking for clues. Since Achilles and the victim were staying at the tavern, maybe we should go back and take a look?

***Investigate Chiron’s cave (Prerequisite: Comfort Achilles over Patroclus’ death).***

* Jennifer (pissed): Ugh! There’s no point trying to find anything here! I mean, just look at that mess!
* Jennifer (disgusted): Are we done looking? We only stood one minute here and I’m already in need of fresh air-!
* Jennifer (eye rolling): Oh, you found something? Thank gods! What is it?
* Jennifer (thinking): A dice box? The victim’s name is written on it in Ancient Greek, so it is definitely his.
* Jennifer (curious): You think we should check it for fingerprints? To see who the last person he gambled with is? Sounds like a good idea to me, I guess.
* Jennifer (serious): And I think it’s also a good idea to go talk to Chiron! Maybe he saw someone following the victim and Achilles outside the tavern!

***Ask Chiron if he spotted questionable activities (1 star; Investigate Chiron’s cave).***

* Chiron (disappointed): Achilles told me that you’ve found Patroclus…
* Jennifer (serious): I guess you could ‘say that’, and we have questions.
* Chiron (cleaning glass): Whatever they are, feel free to ask me and I’ll try my best to answer.
* Jennifer (curious): While Achilles and Patroclus were leaving to hunt, did you happen to see anyone following them?
* Chiron (shrugging): Afraid not, I was at the kitchen making food so I didn’t see nothing!
* Jennifer (displeased): How convenient. Well then, do you at least know anyone you think might want Patroclus dead? We know you and Achilles are all friends, so surely you and Patroclus met several times as well?
* Chiron (blushing): Here’s the thing. Yes, Achilles and I go way back and he did talk about Patroclus a lot while spending time with him. But I actually never met the kid until this week!
* Jennifer (disappointed): So, you really have no way to help us?
* Chiron (regretful): Yeah… I’m sorry about that, but as I said I know barely anything about the kid.
* Jennifer (serious): Could you at least help us with that one thing? We need someone to autopsy Patroclus’ body for us to get some clues for us. The only person with analytic skills in our group though is Alex but we don’t want to tire him. So do you happen to have anyone here who could help us?
* Chiron (indicating): Of course! My wife is skilled with that stuff! You could send the body to her and she could help you!
* Jennifer (relieved): Thank you! Marionette, lets have her inspect the body while we carry on the investigation!

***Examine dice box (1 star; Prerequisite: Investigate Chiron’s cave).***

* Jennifer (serious): You’re done dusting it? Good. Now lets figure out whos these fingerprints belong to!

***Identify fingerprints (1 star; Prerequisite: Examine dice box).***

* Jennifer (thinking): So the victim had been gambling with a woman called… Anne Bonny? That name doesn’t sound Greek to me?
* Jennifer (shocked): Actually, I recall hearing it before from Captain Mary Read! That’s her crewmate from her pirate days!
* Jennifer (clueless): But what is SHE doing here?! In Greece of all places?! It’s big change from the coolness of the UK!
* Jennifer (serious): Whatever she’s doing here, she’s now a suspect in the murder and we have to go find her!

***Talk to Anne (1 star; Prerequisite: Identify fingerprints).***

* Sinbad (grinning): You two again? Have you come to get another look at my handsome face?
* Jennifer (frowning): And smack that grin off your face? Sure, why not?
* Jorge and Agwé (playing cards; holding back their laughs): …
* Anne (uninterested; chewing wheat): What do you two wenches want from us?
* Jennifer (curious): You’re pirates, right? We’re looking for a certain Anne Bonny, is she with you?
* Anne (grinning): Yo ho ho! Hear that, hearties? That lass is asking for ANNE BONNY, you know where to find her?
* Sinbad (shrugging): No idea?
* Jorge and Agwé (Jorge; shrugging): Us neither!
* Cordaro, Lola and George (Lola; shrugging): OOW OWW! AAH AAH!
* Yating (indicating): Of course we do! That’s you, Captain-!
* Anne (pissed): Silence, you scallywag!
* Jennifer (clueless): YOU’RE Anne Bonny?
* Anne (glancing): Aye. What? Is it hard to believe?
* Jennifer (checking her nail): No, we just expected you to be, I don’t know? Younger?
* Anne (pissed): Yarr?! Did you just call me a hag?!
* Jennifer (unbothered): You’re certainly no maiden…
* Anne (furious): Why you-?!
* George (appeasing): Avast Anney! You remember what the keeper told us last time we got in the quarrel!
* Anne (angry): …
* Anne (pissed): You have one minute to tell me what you came for before I chop your head off!
* Jennifer (curious): We believe that you had a game of dice with a guy named Patroclus, am I correct?
* Anne (crossing her arms): I don’t know no Patricius or whoever that bloke is, but I did play dices with some young man last night.
* Anne (angry): And that bilge-sucking lad robbed me of all my gold! That rat!
* Jennifer (stumped): You mean to say that you lost the gamble?
* Anne (furious): I don’t care how he took my gold and if he won it fair and square! If I see him again, I’ll slice of his neck!
* Jennifer (checking her nails): That’s funny, because that’s exactly how he died.
* Anne (smirking): Is that so? Well, serves him right! But one thing I can tell you is that it ain’t me who did it.
* Jennifer (eye rolling): And we’re supposed to take your word, a pirate’s word for it?
* Anne (grinning): Aye, they ain’t lying when they say Anne Bonny is vicious but if I was to kill somebody, I’d rather make them walk the plank!

***Autopsy victim’s body (Attribute: The killer is left-handed; Attribute: The killer chews wheat).***

* Jennifer (relieved): Chariclo, thanks a lot for agreeing to examine the victim’s body.
* Chariclo (warm): No problem. I’d like to help as much as I could at finding Patroclus’ killer.
* Chariclo (sad): I’ve only known him for about a week but he seemed like a nice lad and I couldn’t imagine anyone wanting to kill him like that.
* Chariclo (thinking): I’ve looked at his wound and as it clearly shows, he died from having his throat slit and judging by the angle, you’re dealing with a left-handed killer!
* Jennifer (thinking): Hmmm… That should narrow it down. I don’t believe there’s many left-handed people out there.
* Chariclo (serious): However, that wound wasn’t the only one he had! I also found one of his foot and I recognized it from creatures and animals I’ve aided before! It’s from a bear trap!
* Jennifer (shocked): A bear trap? But we didn’t find any when we were there?!
* Chariclo (thinking): You should probably keep an eye on it while investigating. Anyway, I’ve also found traces of chewed wheat on the victim.
* Jennifer (clueless): Chewed wheat…? Who does that?
* Chariclo (indicating): It may sound odd to you but it helps clean your teeth after a meal! My husband does that and it is how he keeps them white!
* Jennifer (disgusted): Yeah, I think I’ll just stick with toothpaste. But thank you for helping us.

***At the forest.***

* Jennifer (serious): While we’re getting away from the shithole, why don’t we look back at what we’ve learned so far.
* Jennifer (thinking): Chariclo said that the killer is left-handed. And I’m not saying Achilles did it but I noticed when he drew his sword, he used his left hand.
* Jennifer (curious): Chiron was also using his left hand to scrub the glass cups and didn’t his wife mentioned he used wheat to clean his teeth?
* Jennifer (crossing her arms): Speaking of this, Anne was also chewing wheat when we came to her and if you’re asking me, my bets are that she or one of her crew killed Patroclus-

*A spear almost hits Jennifer.*

* Jennifer (startled): AHHH!
* Jennifer (panicking): We’re under attack!

## Chapter 2

* Jennifer (serious): While we’re getting away from the shithole, why don’t we look back at what we’ve learned so far.
* Jennifer (thinking): Chariclo said that the killer is left-handed. And I’m not saying Achilles did it but I noticed when he drew his sword, he used his left hand.
* Jennifer (curious): Chiron was also using his left hand to scrub the glass cups and didn’t his wife mentioned he used wheat to clean his teeth?
* Jennifer (crossing her arms): Speaking of this, Anne was also chewing wheat when we came to her and if you’re asking me, my bets are that she or one of her crew killed Patroclus-

*A spear almost hits Jennifer.*

* Jennifer (startled): AHHH!
* Jennifer (panicking): Where… Where did that come from?!
* Jennifer (shocked): Someone’s trying to get us killed! Do you think it could be Patroclus’ killer!
* Jennifer (overlooking): I think I see someone behind the trees!
* Evangelia (behind a tree; startled): Ah!
* Jennifer (shocked): It’s a kid! Wait, she’s running away! Lets go after her!

***A minute later.***

* Jennifer (pissed): Damn it! We lost her!
* Jennifer (crossing her arms): At least we have her spear… You think we could find her whereabouts using it?
* Jennifer (thinking): Chariclo helps us autopsy Patroclus’ body and she told us she’s told us she wants to assist as much as they can. Maybe she could help us with this!

***At the tavern.***

* Jennifer (glad): I gave the spear to Chariclo and see agreed to look at it! She also told us if we found anything we’d like to analyze, we can bring it straight to her!
* Jennifer (thinking): While Chariclo is doing the analysis, how about we take another look at tavern?

***Investigate the tavern counter.***

* Jennifer (clueless): What is a basket of food doing here all alone?
* Jennifer (observing): There’s a note on the basket but I can’t make out what it’s saying…
* Jennifer (serious): I guess we’ll just have to use the dusting kit!

***Examine basket (1 star; Prerequisite: Investigate the tavern counter).***

* Jennifer (thinking): The note is from Chiron to the victim and it says he’d like to “get things behind them and get along”.
* Jennifer (clueless): You think something caused a rivalry between Patroclus and Chiron?
* Jennifer (serious): We need to talk to Chiron and learn what happened!

***Ask Chiron what happened between him and Patroclus (1 star; Prerequisite: Examine basket).***

* Chiron (smiling): Feeling tired, huh? I could get you a drink if you want, it’s on the house!
* Jennifer (crossing her arms): No thanks. We actually wanted to talk to you about a basket you gifted to Patroclus…
* Jennifer (curious): What happened between you and him that you wanted to leave in the past?
* Chiron (awkward grin): Ah, this… There’s something I must admit… Achilles wasn’t just my protégé. In the past, the two of us may have had… A fling, I dare say.
* Jennifer (clueless): I’m sorry, but what does any of this has to do with Patroclus?!
* Chiron (shocked): Oh! Did Achilles not tell you?!
* Jennifer (curious): Tell us what?
* Chiron (thinking): Oh… They did have a big argument last night, so I guess they might have ended it…
* Jennifer (eye rolling): Helloooooooo…?
* Chiron (blushing): Ah, sorry, but what I meant to say is that he and Patroclus are lovers.
* Jennifer (shocked): LOVERS?! But aren’t they-
* Jennifer (eye rolling): What am I trying to say, as if this would’ve stopped them…
* Jennifer (serious): Marionette, I think we need to talk to Achilles again. It seems there’s a lot that he hadn’t tell us!

***Question Achilles on his relationship with the victim (1 star; Prerequisite: Ask Chiron what happened between him and Patroclus).***

* Achilles (chewing wheat): I hope you’re giving your all at finding my cousin’s assassin because I am seriously running out of patience!
* Jennifer (crossing her arms): It would actually help if you get honest with us instead of leaving out information for us to find out ourselves!
* Jennifer (serious): Chiron told us about your ‘special’ relationship with the victim. Something that you’ve completely left out last time we’ve spoken to you!
* Achilles (serious): So? I don’t see why it’s necessary to tell you I make love to my cousin. What we do behind closed doors is no one’s business but our own’s.
* Jennifer (curious): Fine then, we’ll respect your privacy, but would you at least tell us what happened between you two last night? Chiron said that you two-
* Achilles (pissed): Does that centaur not know when to stop running his mouth? He caused the argument in the first place!
* Achilles (crossing his arms): If you want to know, Chiron subtly mentioned the fling we had in front of Patroclus and he was not pleased about it.
* Achilles (eye rolling): Patroclus grilled me about it and how I’m still talking to Chiron, but this fling happened before Chiron was married and I started dating Patroclus, so I didn’t understand why he would be jealous and dismissed his feelings!
* Achilles (covering his face): I thought surely Patroclus would be over it the next morning, but he kept avoiding me and decided to hunt without my company.
* Achilles (sad): If only I had just gave in and apologized… I may not have done anything wrong but if that argument hadn’t happened, I would’ve been there to save him…

***Analyze spear.***

* Chariclo (indicating): It’s a good call that you’ve brought this spear to me because I know exactly who, or should I say, where it come from!
* Jennifer (curious): You mean to tell us you’ve seen that spear before?
* Chariclo (eye rolling): Oh, I had! It was during the Battle of the Lapiths! A centaur decided to kidnap the bride of the Lapith king, Pirithous and it waged a battle between his tribe and the centaurs!
* Chariclo (confident): I was there firsthand when the battle happened and immediately recognized the spear as the same one the Lapiths were holding!
* Jennifer (curious): And where do we find those Lapiths?
* Chariclo (indicating): They’re not that hard to find! You just need to go into the forest and you’ll find their village on the other end!
* Jennifer (crossing her arms): Seems like it’ll be a long hike so we better waste no time. Marionette, lets go!

***Investigate Lapith village (Prerequisite: Analyze spear).***

* Jennifer (thinking): This must be the village Chariclo told us about. Crazy to think this place was in plain sight for thousands of years.
* Jennifer (curious): Do you see that girl? Wait, what did you just pick up?
* Jennifer (crossing her arms): This helmet sure doesn’t look like it belongs here. Everyone here seems to be dressed like cavemen and I can’t imagine anyone owning this.
* Jennifer (serious): In fact, doesn’t this helmet looks like it belongs with armor set Patroclus was wearing?! He wasn’t wearing a helmet when we found him so this might be his!
* Jennifer (thinking): There’s some blue dust covering the helmet, but where did it come from? I think we should collect some of it or something…
* Jennifer (crossing her arms): Now what’s left is to find that girl! You remember how she looked like-?
* Jennifer (startled): Did that basket just move?!
* Jennifer (serious): It looks like someone is hiding inside, lets see who it is-!
* Jennifer (pissed): Aha! Isn’t that the little rascal from the forest!
* Evangelia (nervous smile): Hi!
* Jennifer (hands on hips): Girlie, you’ve got a lot of explaining to do!

***Scold the Lapith girl for trying to kill you (1 star; Prerequisite: Investigate Lapith village).***

* Jennifer (furious): You tried to kill us!
* Evangelia (pouting): Relax, lady! You’re acting like you’ve died already.
* Jennifer (angry): Well, I could have! The spear barely missed us!
* Evangelia (smiling): I think we got off in the wrong foot! My name is Evangelia, who are you?
* Jennifer (holding back her anger): Oh no, you’re not changing the subject, girlie! We’d like to know why you threw that spear from us back there, were you hiding something?
* Evangelia (eye rolling): I thought you were a centaur, okay?! If I noticed you were humans, I would have left you alone!
* Jennifer (crossing her arms): So that’s supposed to make it better?
* Evangelia (serious): Hey, you don’t know centaurs like I do! They are mean creatures who get off to raiding and attacking humans! I was protecting my people!
* Evangelia (pissed): I’ve seen one of their kind roaming the forest in a full body suit of armor and have been staying there to ward them off!
* Jennifer (curious): A centaur wearing armor? You don’t telling us what color they were? I mean, the horse part.
* Evangelia (crossing her arms): It was black. But what’s it got to do with you? You know that centaur?
* Jennifer (serious): Oh we do, we found him dead near the stream and he’s not a centaur! He’s a young man called Patroclus and what you’ve seen was him riding a mare!
* Evangelia (shocked): That was him?!
* Jennifer (crossing her arms): You act as if you know the man?
* Evangelia (glancing): I don’t ‘know’ him, but I have met him. Last I saw him, he was bring escorted to be seen by Pirithous!
* Jennifer (clueless): Pirithous? Chariclo mentioned that name…? That’s your king, right?
* Evangelia (shrugging): Apparently. He’s supposed to be in the Underworld being punished for attempted kidnapping but somehow he got out and went straight to our village!
* Jennifer (wary): Interesting… You say that Patroclus was escorted to him, would mind telling us where we could find him?
* Evangelia (indicating): Sure, he’s staying at the hut in the very top!
* Jennifer (displeased): Ugh… Of course he would. Thanks for telling us.
* Jennifer (crossing her arms): I don’t know, Marionette. Something about this girl just seems fishy to me. Mistaking us for centaurs? Seriously?!
* Jennifer (thinking): And good thinking! When she was peeping at us behind the tree, she did it from her left side which means it’s the arm she used to throw that spear at us!
* Jennifer (serious): Since Patroclus apparently spoke to the tribal king, this also makes him a suspect in the murder, lets go meet him!

***Talk to Pirithous (1 star; Prerequisite: Scold the Lapith girl for trying to kill you).***

* Pirithous (eye rolling): About time you’ve come! Did you get the-
* Pirithous (disappointed): Oh…
* Jennifer (serious): Have you been expecting someone else?
* Pirithous (grinning): I may have, but… I sure I’m not complaining that you two are here.
* Pirithous (smirking): Let me guess… Did you come to shoot your shots in becoming the Lapith queens?
* Jennifer (eye rolling): Here we go…
* Pirithous (clueless): But wait. You are not from around here, are you?
* Jennifer (crossing her arms): No and neither did we come here for what you think. We heard that you spoke with Patroclus and we want to know what you two were discussing.
* Pirithous (eye rolling): Nothing much! I just thanked for some deed he did to the village and I asked him for a favor.
* Jennifer (curious): And what exactly was that favor?
* Pirithous (crossing his arms): It is personal. Why exactly are you invested in knowing what happened between us anyway?
* Jennifer (serious): Because we found him dead at the forest.
* Pirithous (shocked): Dead?!
* Pirithous (sweating): I don’t know what you’re thinking but I swear I had nothing to do with this!

***Examine helmet (1 star; Prerequisite: Investigate Lapith village).***

* Jennifer (nervous): Careful! We don’t want the dust to spread on the ground…
* Jennifer (serious): Now lets get it to Chariclo so she could tell us where its from!

***Analyze blue dust (Attribute: The killer is covered with sapphire dust).***

* Chariclo (confident): Haven’t lived in a cave for millennia, it didn’t take me long to figure out what you found is sapphire dust!
* Chariclo (indicating): These gemstones are very common across Pelion and they’re often used not only for jewelry but for spiritual and medical treatments!
* Jennifer (clueless): Medical treatments… You mean like people consumed them?!
* Chariclo (chuckling): Oh gods no! You think we’re savages? Their aura boosts the immune system and it helps cure things like allergies and even cancer!
* Jennifer (appalled): Cure cancer?! You know… I’m not even going to explain how ridiculous that sounds!
* Chariclo (suggestive): Getting to the point. Having experience in cleaning, I can tell you dust isn’t easy to get off. So if they somehow left some all over Patroclus’ helmet, there must be some left on their own clothes.
* Jennifer (serious): And so, we’ll catch them red-handed, or in that case, blue-handed!

***Later, in the tavern…***

* Jennifer (crossing her arms): It seems like we’ve run into some shady characters during our investigation.
* Jennifer (glancing): First there was this pirate. At first I thought she has to be the killer but wouldn’t her white shirt get easily stained by blue dust?
* Jennifer (glancing): Then there’s that girl who tried to kill us in the forest, what’s her name? Evangelia? She tried to excuse herself by saying she thought we were centaurs, but could she have been trying to scare us away?
* Jennifer (eye rolling): Finally there’s that sleazy tribal king who had the victim temporarily detained. He and the victim apparently had a discussion which he refuses to explain. What if it had something to do with his death?
* Jennifer (thinking): We also unpacked some drama that happened between the victim, Chiron and Achilles. And speaking of Achilles, lets not format to add that he chews wheat in his profil-
* Chiron (shocked): Girls! We need your help!
* Jennifer (annoyed): Not now, we’re kind of busy-!
* Chiron (panicking): But it’s important! Achilles is heading to attack the Lapith village!

## Chapter 3

* Jennifer (crossing her arms): It seems like we’ve run into some shady characters during our investigation.
* Jennifer (glancing): First there was this pirate. At first I thought she has to be the killer but wouldn’t her white shirt get easily stained by blue dust?
* Jennifer (glancing): Then there’s that girl who tried to kill us in the forest, what’s her name? Evangelia? She tried to excuse herself by saying she thought we were centaurs, but could she have been trying to scare us away?
* Jennifer (eye rolling): Finally there’s that sleazy tribal king who had the victim temporarily detained. He and the victim apparently had a discussion which he refuses to explain. What if it had something to do with his death?
* Jennifer (thinking): We also unpacked some drama that happened between the victim, Chiron and Achilles. And speaking of Achilles, lets not format to add that he chews wheat in his profil-
* Chiron (shocked): Girls! We need your help!
* Jennifer (annoyed): Not now, we’re kind of busy-!
* Chiron (panicking): But it’s important! Achilles is heading to attack the Lapith village!
* Jennifer (shocked): What- What the hell is he doing that for?!
* Chiron (blushing): I… May have let slip that you two were attacked by a Lapith and lets say he’s now under the impression one of them killed Patroclus…
* Jennifer (serious): How great! We have to get there before he hurts any of the villagers, lets go!

***At the Lapith village…***

* Achilles (angry; drawing his sword): Which one of you bastards did it?!
* Lapiths (fearful): We don’t know what you’re talking about, please leave us alone-!
* Achilles (furious): STOP LYING! One of you killed him and if you don’t show yourself, I will slay every single person in this tribe-!
* Jennifer (serious): Achilles, stop it! You’re scaring them!
* Achilles (pissed): Let them be scared! I’ll make them pay for what they did to Patroclus-
* Jennifer (pissed): Because of what one of them MIGHT have done? Do you not see the flaw in that logic?!
* Jennifer (twirling her hair): We told you we’ll bring you the killer and that’s what will do. Now can you return to the tavern, pretty please~?
* Achilles (calming down): Ugh, I will… But be swift! My patience is running out!
* Jennifer (relieved): Thank gods we came in time!
* Jennifer (worried): Hopefully he doesn’t come here again. How long do you think it’ll take him to find out I’m a charmspeaker?
* Jennifer (serious): You’re right, lets not think about it and focus on the murder! Since we are in the village already, why don’t we investigate it again?

***Investigate staircase paving.***

* Jennifer (eye rolling): The drawing on the notepad looks awfully a lot like that perverted king. It was probably made by some fangirl of his.
* Jennifer (thinking): The drawing is signed with the symbol pi. In Greek it stands for the letter P…
* Jennifer (shocked): P for Patroclus?! You think he might have drawn this?!
* Jennifer (crossing her arms): It seems like they’ve talked about more than what Pirithous let out. We’ll have to talk with him again!
* Jennifer (thinking): Looks like someone really let their anger out on that bowl, look at all those arrows!
* Jennifer (clueless): It seems the art on the bowl is of Achilles and his cousin, our victim- Is it just me or did you notice how all the arrows seem pointed on Patroclus?!
* Jennifer (crossing her arms): Yeah, someone appears to really dislike the victim, maybe even to the point of murder… There’s a sticky substance on the bowl, you think it could lead us to someone?

***Talk to Pirithous about Patroclus’ drawing (1 star; Prerequisite: Investigate staircase paving).***

* Pirithous (grinning): You again? Couldn’t get enough of me, huh?
* Jennifer (crossing her arms): Just seeing you makes me lose my appetite.
* Pirithous (innocent smirk): Playing hard to get, aren’t we? So what excuse did you prepare to see me this time?
* Jennifer (showing notepad): Maybe that drawing will jog a memory?
* Pirithous (startled): Ah, get this out of my face! I do not want to relive this embarrassing moment!
* Pirithous (pissed): That boy had me bamboozled, can you believe it?!
* Jennifer (clueless): Bamboozled? In what way do you mean he tricked you?!
* Pirithous (crossing his arms): I was in the stream, having a bath and I saw him hiding behind the bushes drawing a portrait of me.
* Pirithous (grinning): I thought to myself- What a pretty girl! So I approached her and she started fidgeting from shyness and embarrassment.
* Pirithous (sweating): I decided to calm her down for a kiss and started undressing her for… Further action.
* Pirithous (horrified): And what I saw? A d-

*The scene switches to Eva El Reina…*

* Eva (twirling her hair): You got me spinnin’ like a ballerina…
* Eva (affectionate): You’re the bad boy that I always dreamed of!
* Eva (seductive smirk): You’re the king and, baby, I’m the queen of…
* Eva (singing): Disaster! Disaster! Oh Oh Oh! Oh Oh Oh-

*Back of Pirithous..*

* Pirithous (shocked): -k bigger than my own!
* Pirithous (panicking): I was horrified! I just kissed a man! Upon realizing what I did, I got up from shock and ran away!
* Jennifer (stumped): Are you sure you did not slit his throat to “save your dignity”?
* Pirithous (eye rolling): Of course I didn’t! In fact all this happened before he ran into my tribe and unless I was speaking to a ghost, he was very much alive!
* Pirithous (innocent smirk): I know my size and ruggedness may be intimidating, but I promise you that I’m not brute….
* Pirithous and Jennifer (Pirithous; grinning): I can be gentle if you’d like, or if you want I can fuck… hard!
* Pirithous and Jennifer (Jennifer; smirking): You really do have a way of words…
* Pirithous and Jennifer (Pirithous; smirkking): Do I see you blushing…?
* Pirithous and Jennifer (Jennifer; grinning; reaching his loincloth): Do you mind…?
* Pirithous and Jennifer (Pirithous; grinning): Not at all-!
* Pirithous and Jennifer (Pirithous; getting his balls squeezed): AHHH!!!
* Pirithous (clutching on his balls): My nuts…
* Pirithous (collapsing): Argh…
* Jennifer (impatient): Marionette, lets get out of here!

***Examine bowl (1 star; Prerequisite: Investigate staircase paving).***

* Jennifer (disgusted): Did you get the substance-? Hey, don’t show it to me! Lets just send it to Chariclo.

***Analyze sticky substance (Prerequisite: Examine bowl).***

* Chariclo (indicating): The substance you gave me is actually a product of the mixing of pollen oils in a bee’s honeycomb. Otherwise known as beeswax!
* Jennifer (curious): Beeswax? As in the thing we use to wax our legs?
* Chariclo (shocked): I don’t know why anyone would do such a thing to their skin but around here beeswax is usually used for candles!
* Chariclo (indicating): But it is also used on hair for the purpose of cresting dreadlocks!
* Jennifer (shocked): Dreadlock? Hey, we know a Lapith girl who wears dreadlocks- Evangelia!
* Jennifer (pissed): I knew this girl wasn’t to be trusted! Lets go give her a talk!

***Ask Evangelia what she hated about the victim (1 star; Prerequisite: Analyze sticky substance).***

* Jennifer (pissed): Girlie, spit that wheat out of your mouth. We need to talk!
* Evangelia (clueless): Hey, what did I do this time?
* Jennifer (crossing her arms): Be honest, did you kill Patroclus?!
* Evangelia (glancing): No?
* Jennifer (serious): Then why were you practicing shooting arrows at him?!
* Evangelia (pouting): I was just taking out my anger! I didn’t plan to kill him!
* Jennifer (hand on hip): And what did he do to warrant that much anger?
* Evangelia (angry): He took all the credit at stopping the invasion!
* Jennifer (shocked): What invasion?!
* Evangelia (crossing her arms): Some scarlet-haired lady and her companions attacked our village while all the men were out hunting and demanded we hand our riches!
* Evangelia (confident): All the women were scared, but I bravely came out of my shell and stood up against our invaders!
* Evangelia (eye rolling): And I was holding pretty well on my own, by the way. But Patroclus happened to walk by and had to join the fight!
* Evangelia (pissed): And when the men came to scare off the invaders, they all turned to praise HIM and ignored me! I did most of the work-
* Jennifer (clueless): Hold back a minute! You said that you got attacked by a “scarlet-haired woman”? Was she old?
* Evangelia (thinking): Yes she was-
* Jennifer (curious): And the victim fought her crew, you said?
* Evangelia (frowning): Hey! Don’t forget me, I was there too-
* Jennifer (shocked): Marionette, the lady in question must be Anne Bonny! She didn’t say anything about a sword fight she and the victim had!
* Jennifer (serious): What else could she be hiding? Maybe that she killed him? We’ve got to speak with her again!

***Confront Anne for attacking the Lapiths (1 star; Prerequisite: Ask Evangelia what she hated about the victim).***

* Anne (crossing her arms): Blimey! I thought I warned you wenches not to cross my path again.
* Anne (grinning): Still here? Well I warn you that I won’t tolerate any disrespect this time. So what do you want?
* Jennifer (serious): We want to talk about the raid you pulled on a nearby village. The one Patroclus put a stop to?
* Anne (angry): I see where this is going, you’re trying to pin this on me crew! So easy to blame it on pirates after all!
* Jennifer (determined): I don’t see why you’d have those fears? Unless of course you’ve got something to do with his death?
* Anne (pissed): You want me to get real with you? Then fine, here’s me truth. Yes, we raided that village and yes the lad stopped us and we had a swordfight but I DID NOT kill him.
* Anne (grinning): And if I did, you think I’d be hiding it? You think Anne Bonny is scared of what you’d do to her?
* Anne (drawing her sword): In fact, I can swing that sword into your pretty necks right now and fear no consequences!
* Jennifer (startled): Ah!!!
* Anne (grinning): Yeah, run away wenches! Hopefully that’ll teach you not to talk with pirates!
* Jennifer (pissed): Holy fuck! What a piece of work! Did you see how she drew that sword at us?!
* Jennifer (crossing her arms): Ugh… At least we know she’s not the killer, she swung at us with her right hand. Unless if she’s ambidextrous but that’d be too complicated to think about…

***Later, in the forest…***

* Jennifer (hopeless): At this point, I can’t tell which of our suspects most likely killed Patroclus…
* Jennifer (crossing her arms): If we want to find the killer, we need to find more clues!
* Jennifer (thinking): I think the best way to wrap everything up is if we went back to where he was killed, maybe there are some things that we’ve missed!

***Investigate the stream.***

* Jennifer (shocked): Didn’t Chariclo tell us to watch out for a bear trap? This must be the trap the killer prepared for the victim! There’s blood covering it!
* Jennifer (thinking): I also see strands stuck on the spikes, do you think we should collect them?
* Jennifer (shocked): Speaking of bloody objects, that shard is covered with blood!
* Jennifer (serious): It looks like it’s made of… Sapphire? Hey, we did find sapphire dust on the victim’s helmet, is this what it come from?
* Jennifer (confident): I think we may have found our murder weapon! Lets take it to Chariclo for analysis!

***Send sapphire shard to Chariclo (Attribute: The killer has O- blood type).***

* Chariclo (shocked): The shard you found is indeed the murder weapon! The pointy edge matched the wound on Patroclus’ throat and the blood covering the stone is his!
* Chariclo (smirking): But it does seem like the killer accidently cut themselves while handling the weapon because I found some of their blood there as well!
* Chariclo (confident): And I confirm they have blood type O-!
* Jennifer (glad): Thank you, Chariclo! Marionette, lets write that down!

***Examine bear trap (1 star; Prerequisite: Investigate the stream).***

* Jennifer (serious): Now that we’ve got the strands, we should send them to Chariclo!

***Analyze strands (Attribute: The killer wears brown clothes).***

* Chariclo (indicating): The strands you found on the bear trap actually came from fabric used to make clothing!
* Chariclo (thinking): The color was off because of the blood covering it but I did manage to clean it off and it turns out the color of the strands were brown…
* Chariclo (smiling): Patroclus wore black and with that information I came to the conclusion that the strands came from the killer and they must be wearing brown clothes!
* Jennifer (disgusted): Brown? Really?
* Jennifer (crossing her arms): Patroclus might be the murder victim but clearly we’re dealing with a fashion victim, ugh! All what’s left is handcuffs to complete the look!

***After completing all the tasks…***

* Jennifer (serious): At any minute Achilles might be out for revenge, we need to find the killer quickly!
* Jennifer (confident): And I think we have just enough evidence to go get them!

***Take care of the killer now! (1 star; Guilty: Evangelia).***

* Jennifer (pissed): Enough playing around, Evangelia! We know that you killed Patroclus!
* Evangelia (glancing; smirking): Is this your way of trying to get back at me for the fright I’ve given you?
* Jennifer (serious): Funny you mention this incident because if you had been better at hiding we wouldn’t have figured out you’re left-handed like the killer!
* Evangelia (eye rolling): Oh, so now being left-handed is a crime now? Is this the evidence you have?
* Jennifer (crossing her arms): We also found traces of chewed wheat that you left on the victim’s body!
* Evangelia (pouting): Hey, I’ve got to keep my teeth clean! I don’t want them to fall out by the time I’m sixty!
* Jennifer (checking her nails): But your biggest mistake was bringing Patroclus’ helmet to the village with you and you were even sloppy enough to leave sapphire dust all over it from your clothes. Seriously, were you even trying to cover things up?
* Evangelia (blushing): …
* Evangelia (panicking): Ugh, fine, you got me! But I didn’t mean to kill him, it was an accident!
* Jennifer (stumped): Accident? Sorry, but how do you accidently slash someone’s throat-!
* Evangelia (shocked): I swear I didn’t mean to kill him, I meant to kill Achilles!
* Jennifer (clueless): And that’s supposed to make it better?! Why do you want to kill Achilles anyway, what did he do to you?!
* Evangelia (sweating): N-nothing, it’s just…
* Evangelia (crossing her arms): Being a Lapith woman sucks! While the boys get to do all the fun stuff like hunting, exploring the forest and sword fighting, us girls are expected to stay in our homes, doing chores and get trained by our mothers to become housewives!
* Evangelia (pouting): But I don’t want this! I want something more but whenever I tried to do what the boys do, the village elders would scold me and tell me to ‘know my place’. I have to make sure not be seen when going to the forest!
* Evangelia (excited): They thing that us girls are ‘weak’, that we are less than boys. I wanted to prove them wrong and finally provide myself and the other girls freedom and I thought what better way to prove this than killing the ‘indestructible’ Achilles?!
* Evangelia (innocent smirk): Everyone knows that Achilles’ weakness are the heels of his feet and once harmed there, he becomes vulnerable to getting killed. So I made a plan and set up a bear trap for him to step on!
* Evangelia (thrilled): When I heard that he left the wise centaur’s cave to hunt, I hid behind the bushes and waited until I saw a man riding a black horse in full armor and from far away he looked like Achilles.
* Evangelia (fierce): As he was tying up the horse to a tree, I threw a rock at his helmet to get his attention and when he came to my direction and stepped on the trap, I lunged at him and slashed his throat!
* Evangelia (innocent smirk): I was pleased with myself and came to remove the helmet to decapitate him and parade his head to my tribe!
* Evangelia (shocked): But when I took of the helmet, I realized I got the wrong man and killed Patroclus instead!
* Evangelia (panicking): I knew Achilles was nearby and if he saw me next to the body, I’m dead meat so I ran away!
* Jennifer (stumped): Lets get this straight- You intended to kill a man but instead ended up killing ANOTHER man? I don’t see any accident here? And when you attacked us in the forest? I’m guessing it had nothing to do with centaurs?
* Evangelia (blushing): No, I… Saw you speaking with Achilles and heard you promise to bring his cousin’s killer to him for trial…
* Jennifer (covering her face): And you wanted to kill us before this could happen? I’m afraid we still have to keep our promise and you better hope Achilles will be merciful.

***In the tavern…***

* Achilles (impatient): I’ve had enough!
* Chiron (nervous): Achilles, calm down-
* Achilles (furious): Calm?! How can I be calm when Patroclus’ killer is on the wild-!
* Jennifer (serious): We found Patroclus’ killer!
* Achilles (pissed): About time! Where are they?!
* Evangelia (nervous): Hi…?
* Achilles (angry): So you’re the one who killed him?
* Evangelia (panicking): I didn’t mean to, I meant to-
* Achilles (furious): I DO NOT CARE!

*Achilles grabs her by the throat.*

* Achilles and Evangelia (Evangelia; suffocating): …
* Achilles and Evangelia (Achilles; pissed): So how does it feel being out of breath? I could cut your throat like you did to Patroclus but you deserve no such mercy! No, you deserve something more painful-
* Jennifer (begging): Achilles, I understand you are in great grief but murder won’t bring your love back. So can you please-

*POW!*

* Jennifer (punched): Hey!
* Achilles and Evangelia (Achilles; angry): I know what you are, daughter of Aphrodite! And I won’t fall for your spell, not this time!
* Chiron (stern): Achilles, let the girl go!
* Achilles and Evangelia (Achilles; furious): LET HER GO?! But she… She…
* Chiron (compassionate): I know what she did and you have the right to be angry, but look at her! She’s just a kid! Do you really want her blood in your hand!
* Achilles and Evangelia (Achilles; calming down): *Sighs.* You’re right… I can’t do this…

*Achilles lets go of Evangelia.*

* Evangelia (breathing): *Coughs.* My…. Throat… *Coughs.*
* Achilles (furious): SCRAM OFF!
* Evangelia (terrified): AHHH!!!

*Evangelia runs away.*

## The Search for Kassandra (2/6)

***Outside Chiron’s Cave…***

* Jennifer (holding her jaw): Ugh… My jaw! Does it look swollen? No? Good!
* Jennifer (shocked): Did you see how Achilles choked that girl?! I know she’s a murderer, but thank gods Chiron stepped in before anything serious happened!
* Alex and the mares (Alex; sitting on a barrel): You have to be kidding me, so just when I decided to go out some action needed to happen?
* Jennifer (clueless): Alex, I didn’t see you here! What are you doing outside anyway?!
* Alex and the mares (petting Hippe): Nothing much, just feeding the mares…
* Jennifer (chuckling): What? Did you not have a good time? Not that I blame you but-
* Alex and the mares (holding his head): Oh no, it’s not that! I really enjoyed my time here, it’s just… All the noise was giving me a headache!
* Jennifer (sympathetic): You haven’t recovered from your concussion yet?
* Alex and the mares (Alex; covering his face): It’s not that bad but… Yeah.
* Jennifer (hopeless): Even though I want to leave this place as quick as possible, maybe we should talk to Chiron and see if he has any room we could stay the night in.
* Jennifer (thinking): Hopefully by the morning you’ll feel better and we could go on the quest-
* Jennifer (shocked): The quest! We were so focused on the murder that I almost forgot about it! We haven’t even asked Achilles about Troy!
* Jennifer (serious): We have to go talk to him now! We wasted enough time already!
* Alex (serious): Then what are we waiting for? Lets go-
* Olive (holding her anger): Been a while since we saw each other, ASSHOLE!
* Alex (nervous grin): Oh- Hey there…
* Jennifer (clueless): Alex, what’s the problem here?
* Olive (crossing her arms): Who are YOU?! His new girlfriend?
* Jennifer (blushing): What? No- Alex, who is this?
* Alex (blushing): Jenny… That’s- Um… Olive…
* Jennifer (curious): Olive? You mean your girlfriend Olive?
* Olive (cross): If you could call me that anymore.
* Alex (awkward grin): Olive, could we go somewhere more private-
* Olive (serious): That would be unnecessary because what I have to say applies for all of you.
* Jennifer (blushing): I think I’d rather stay out of this. Marionette, I’ll be waiting for you in the tavern.

***Listen to what Olive has to say (1 star).***

* Alex (ready): Whatever you want to tell me Olive, please just spit out-
* Olive (furious): YOU DUMPED ME OVER LETTER?!
* Alex (nervous): I’m sorry, Olive. I REALLY wanted things to work out but the long distance thing… I just couldn’t do it anymore-
* Olive (pissed): And that’s my fault?! You know I can’t move as freely as you could do! My life is bound to an olive tree, A TREE, Alex! I can’t just go to Graecita with you!
* Alex (sweating): I know I know… And I wasn’t trying to blame you-
* Olive (angry): You have broken up with me in person and showed you actually cared about me. But instead you did through A LETTER?! Did our relationship mean nothing to you?! Did those years we spent together not matter?!
* Alex (sweating): Not at all! No I meant to say of course they did but-
* Alex (hopeless): Did Marionette have to be here to see this?
* Olive (crossing her arms): Yes, because that’s not the real reason I asked to talk to you. I came to warn you about something I overheard while chilling on the branches of my tree!
* Alex (covering her face): Is this about drama among the forest dwellers? Because we have something else to focus on-
* Olive (serious): It’s nothing of that sort! There was that satyr who was resting under my tree and he had this griffin with him. And then there was that shirtless man who came to speak to them…
* Olive (shocked): That man, well he had eyes that I’ve never seen before! One of them was brown and the other was more red in color!
* Olive (crossing her arms): I got really shady vibes from them and they kept talking about finding those sacred items…
* Alex (curious): That sounds intriguing. What are the items in question?
* Olive (serious): They didn’t mention the items but apparently they are here looking for the Hydra.
* Alex (clueless): Hydra?! Can you give us some context on that part?
* Olive (curious): No one told you? Hydra has regenerated and she’s right here on this mountain!
* Alex (nervous): Hydra… Is here?!
* Olive (serious): Yes but she seems to favor the swamp regions so you just have to avoid these and you should stay safe!
* Alex (sweating): That’s somewhat reassuring-
* Alex (shocked): Wait, Marionette! You and Jennifer already met a man with heterochromatic eyes?! Who is he?!
* Alex (crossing his arms): Pirithous, King of the Lapiths? I think I heard about him… They had a king who went with Theseus to the Underworld to kidnap Persephone… It’s the same person, you say?
* Alex (curious): Olive… The satyr you mentioned, how did he look?
* Olive (crossing her arms): Oh, I think that’s a person you might recognize! He was blond, with tan skin and one of his horns seem to be bandaged to his head. I believe you have a guess on who it might be?
* Alex (serious): Oh I do, and if I’m correct then I smell nothing but trouble…
* Alex (crossing his arms): We need to know what these ‘sacred’ items are but something tells me that king won’t tell us anything. We should search the forest and find out ourselves!

***Investigate the forest (Prerequisite: Listen to what Olive has to say).***

* Alex (relieved): Phew… You know, I was afraid of the possibly of running into Olive when I came here but she reacted pretty over our breakup. At least more than I’ve expected…
* Alex (nervous grin): I can’t find anything here, maybe we’d have better luck looking around Olive’s tree, hopefully she wouldn’t mind me crossing her territory-
* Alex (shocked): Hold up! Is that a sheet of paper in the stream. There’s writing on it! Quick, lets fish it out before it dissolves-
* Alex (pissed): Fuck! The ink already got smudged!
* Alex (shocked): But do you see this?! That’s paper! Like ACTUAL paper, not the papyrus rolls and stone tablets Ancient Greeks use!
* Alex (crossing his arms): If I’m correct on who the satyr is, I’m going to guess the yacht he’d been on, if it still exists, most have had paper in store or something like that…
* Alex (serious): The ink may be smudged but we can still recover the writing, all what we need is a dusting kit with us!

***Examine paper (1 star; Prerequisite: Investigate the forest).***

* Alex (thinking): The writing on the paper is just a list of items, could they be the ‘sacred’ items in question that Olive spoke about?
* Alex (shocked):One of these items is crossed out- Chimera’s blood?! Does that mean they already obtained it? But how-?!
* Alex (thinking): Oh yeah, Olive mentioned that the Hydra was resurrected and I guess the same thing happened to the Chimera. And speaking of the Hydra, look- Its scales is one of the items on the list, that must be why they’re looking for it!
* Alex (shocked): All the items in the list are objects that are difficult and dangerous to obtain. One of these even involves robbing a son of Apollo’s- Orpheus!
* Alex (clueless): But what exactly would someone want or need of these things?
* Alex (crossing his arms): I’m not sure about you but I smell something fishy going on. You said you and Jenny ran into one part of the duo? Well, I think we should go and question that guy!

***Question Pirithous about the list (1 star; Prerequisite: Examine paper).***

* Pirithous (crossing his arms): I see your block-faced friend chose not to show herself this time. She should consider herself lucky because if I see her again-
* Alex (pissed): What did you just say about Jennifer?!
* Pirithous (grinning): Someone’s triggered, huh? I see why she was so resistive to my charm, looks like she already has someone keeping her bed warm.
* Alex (crossing his arms): Or maybe she just has a little something called standards.
* Pirithous (holding his anger): What do you need from me anyway? I thought you already detained one of my people for the murder?
* Alex (serious): It is unrelated to the murder, we want you to explain what this list is all about? What do you need all these items for?
* Pirithous (glancing): And what makes you think this list is mine?
* Alex (crossing his arms): Because a forest dweller overheard you talking about some ‘sacred’ items with someone else.
* Pirithous (grinning): Okay, you got me! That list is indeed mine but I assure you I mean no harm in obtaining these items!
* Pirithous (innocent smirk): As you see, collecting trophies is one of my favorite hobbies and these just happen to be items I wish to keep in my collections.
* Alex (serious): Trophies? You realize most of these items involve putting your life in the line?
* Pirithous (smirking): Lets say, I like myself a challenge…
* Alex (thinking): Uh huh?
* Alex (reading): It seems one of the items on your list is a tooth from Cerberus, Hades’ dog…
* Pirithous (crossing his arms): Yeah, so…?
* Alex (curious): Strange… Weren’t you stuck in the underworld for thousands of years, couldn’t you have obtained it while you had been there?
* Pirithous (sweating): Well… Um-
* Pirithous (furious): Wait a minute! Are you trying to call me a coward?!
* Alex (shocked): What? No! That’s not what I meant-?!
* Pirithous (angry): I will not allow myself to be insulted inside my own village! You have one minute to leave before I call soldiers to banish you!
* Alex (sweating): Looks like we’ve offended the king. Lets get out of here quickly!

***In the forest…***

* Alex (covering his face): I know I should have kept my mouth shut but I didn’t mean tosound insulting y’know? I was genuinely curious why he didn’t try to get a tooth from Cerberus while he was still in the Underworld…
* Alex (crossing his arms): Anyway, I do not know what to make out of this ‘hobby’ of his? Is he really looking for these items just for the ‘thrill’ of it? I can’t imagine putting myself at risk just for some useless ‘trophies’?
* Alex (serious): I really want to investigate this further, but you’re right! We already have a lot on our plate, looking for the prophetess and all, so I say we should just ignore him, for now!

***Ask Achilles about Troy’s location (1 star).***

* Achilles (saluting): Child of Aphrodite, I would like to offer my apologies for laying my hand on you. I was consumed by my anger and was not sound in mind and for this I am sorry.
* Jennifer (pissed): You better be! But good to see that you’ve calmed down.
* Achilles (serious): I also believe I owe you my gratitude for finding Patroclus’ assassin. I may not be satisfied by the judgement she received but, alas, I am glad to have gotten some closure at least.
* Jennifer (twirling her hair): Actually, there is a way you could show us your gratitude…
* Achilles (crossing his arms): I don’t recall promising to do any favors for you, but I willing to hear you out.
* Jennifer (serious): Me and my friends received a prophecy telling us to look for a prophetess. Her name is Kassandra and the prophey told us we could find her in “the land of horses” which we were told refers to Troy.
* Jennifer (curious): We are aware that you were a soldier in the Trojan War and wondered if you could help us get there-
* Achilles (serious): No.
* Jennifer (offended): No?!
* Achilles (crossing his arms): My days of glory are long gone, I have come to Pelion for a mission and it will be my last and I shall not drag myself into another person’s quest.
* Jennifer (shocked): But you have to help us! That prophetess we speak of, Kassandra, she has another prophecy for us and the one were working on right now said that if we don’t listen to it we might be putting thousands of lives at risk!
* Jennifer (twirling her hair): Is that what you want? To have the chance to save that many people but look the other way all because of your comfort? Is that a sacrifice you’re willing to make? One that you could live wit-
* Achilles (blocking his ears): Blah blah blah! I’m not hearing you!
* Jennifer (pissed): Then fine! We’ll be sticking with you until you change your mind!
* Achilles (covering his face): *Sighs.* You really are stubborn, aren’t you?
* Achilles (serious): How about we make a deal, I will help you but-
* Jennifer (eye rolling): There we go, I guess you’ll be asking for a favor now. Using our desperation to get the material things you want like everyone else before you!
* Achilles (crossing his arms): Actually I was going to propose a challenge, in the game of latrunculi…
* Jennifer (clueless): Latrun what?! What kind of game is that?!
* Achilles (covering his face): It is a two-player board game where the board is divided into many squares and you play with pieces we call ‘dogs’. One of the pieces is called ‘the king’ and to win, you have to trap ‘the king’ of the other player-
* Jennifer (stumped): So it’s like chess?
* Achilles (glancing): I do not know what you’re talking about but my point is, if you win then I shall take you to Troy.
* Jennifer (curious): And if we lose?
* Achilles (crossing his arms): Then I want nothing from you but to leave me the hell alone! So do we have a deal?
* Jennifer (hand on hip): Deal, so shall we play?
* Achilles (serious): I am ready when you are ready. I believe Chiron has a latrunculi board on his possession so you can go see if he’s alright with you borrowing it.
* Jennifer (pissed): Ugh… Why do all the Greek gods and heroes have to be so… Infuriating?!
* Jennifer (covering her face): Do you know how to play chess? Because I seriously know nothing about it nor its rules!
* Jennifer (crossing her arms): We should at least try I guess. Lets just go fetch that stupid board!

***Fetch the board game from Chiron (1 star; Prerequisite: Ask Achilles about Troy’s location).***

* Chiron (cleaning dishes): Hiya! So did you talk to Achilles about your quest?
* Jennifer (eye rolling): We did and now he expects us to defeat him in a game called lantern kool aid, or whatever, or else he won’t help us!
* Chiron (chuckling): Lantrunculi? Well, good luck with that!
* Jennifer (curious): He told us that you have the equipment for that game and we wondered if we could bother it?
* Chiron (sweating): Of course you can but… There’s a problem.
* Jennifer (eye rolling): Of course there is…
* Chiron (blushing): I still have the board, yes, but the set is uncomplete…
* Jennifer (curious): And what do you mean by that?
* Chiron (covering his face): Some of the dogs are missing…
* Jennifer (shocked): You mean the pieces we should be playing with?
* Chiron (shrugging): Yes and without them the game is impossible to play!
* Jennifer (displeased): Great! That is EXACTLY what we needed! Another obstacle!
* Jennifer (crossing arms): And I doubt telling this to Achilles will coerce him into helping us. Gods, I wish someone could restrain his hard so I could charmspeak him but this wouldn’t help us in the long term…
* Jennifer (serious): We can’t give up yet! Maybe we could find the missing pieces around the tavern! We just have to keep a good eye on them!

***Investigate Chiron’s cave (Prerequisite: Fetch the board game from Chiron).***

* Jennifer (pissed): Ugh, it’s impossible finding any of those tiny pieces when the place is crammed up like that!
* Jennifer (clueless): What did you pick up? It’s such a odd-looking bag…
* Jennifer (indicating): Oh! That’s not a bag, that’s a hammock! I remember when Alex and I sailed from Spain to Sarpedon he turned a hammock he found in the ship into a carrier, he said it was a common method sailor used in the old days to store their items!
* Jennifer (eye rolling): You think by luck we’ll find ALL the missing pieces in there? Well, good luck!

***Examine hammock (1 star; Prerequisite: Investigate Chiron’s cave).***

* Jennifer (hand on hip): So how’s the search going for you? Found any ‘dogs’?
* Jennifer (shocked): Hey, get that thing out of the bag, is that-?
* Jennifer (smiling): A chessboard! I mean… It’s not the game Achilles was talking about, but what’s difference does that make? It’s practically the same thing!
* Jennifer (twirling her hair): Instead of wasting time looking for the missing pieces, we have a complete set! Hopefully the owner of this hammock won’t mind us borrowing-
* Jorge and Agwé (Agwé; shocked): Hey! Someone’s going through our belongings!
* Jennifer (blushing): Oh snap-!
* Anne (pissed): Shiver me timbers! It’s those wenches again!
* Anne (drawing her swords): Put your arms where I can see them!
* Jennifer (sweating; showing her arms): We’re busted!

***Convince Anne to give you her chessboard (1 star; Prerequisite: Examine hammock).***

* Anne (drawing her sword): First you insult me during two interrogation and now you try to rob my crew?! You wenches have nerves!
* Jennifer (eye rolling): It’s not what it looks like, we weren’t trying to rob you!
* Anne (angry): Then explain what you were doing with our baggage!
* Jennifer (giving in): *Sighs.* We just wanted to borrow your chessboard.
* Jorge and Agwé (Jorge; snickering): “Borrow”.
* Cordaro, Lola and George (George; stumped): Wouldn’t that first require asking for permission?
* Anne (pissed): What do you need that chessboard for anyway?!
* Jennifer (sweating): Someone promised to do us a favor if we defeated him in a game of chess, well a game similar to it, and we need this game for just one match!
* Anne (disinterested): Uh huh?
* Jennifer (begging): I know that the two of us and you haven’t really gotten along but we really really need your board!
* Anne: Hmmm?
* Jennifer (serious): There’s this prophetess that we’re looking for and she’s hiding in this lost city called Troy and we need this man’shelp-
* Anne (intrigued): Hold on, did you just mention a lost city?
* Jennifer (clueless): Yes…?
* Anne (grinning): Does it have any… Treasure?
* Jennifer (eye rolling): How am I supposed to know?! So will you give us the board or no?!
* Anne (grinning): I will, in fact, I’ll even have Sinbad, the best chess player in my crew play against your opponent.
* Jennifer (shocked): Really?
* Anne (holding the tip of her sword): But there’s a catch…
* Jennifer (stumped): Oh…
* Anne (determined): We’re going with you on the journey!
* Jennifer (shocked): Seriously?!
* Yating (shocked): Seriously?!
* Anne (serious): Aye! And while you look for whatever prophetess you are looking for, me crew and I will be looting that lost city. Do we have a deal?
* Jennifer (crossing her arms): Just give us a minute.
* Jennifer (whispering): I don’t know about that, Marionette. I mean, we really do need the chessboard but… But is it wise to travel with pirates?!
* Jennifer (thinking): You bring a good point. They must have a ship and we do need one to voyage to Troy…
* Jennifer (crossing her arms): Alright then, we have a deal!
* Anne (grinning): Ha! Knew you wouldn’t resist the offer! Sinbad, are you ready?
* Sinbad (cracking his knuckles): I was born ready!
* Anne (smirking): Go tell your opponent that we’re waiting for him. And since you’re part of me crew now, temporarily, you can take that as a sovereign.

***You are now experiencing the story in third-person view.***

* Jennifer (hand on hip): So Alex, what did Olive want us to know?
* Alex (serious): I’ll explain it when we get somewhere quieter, so did you two convince Achilles to get us to Troy?
* Marionette (crossing her arms): Unfortunately no, but he made us a deal. If we defeat him in a game of chess, then he will help us.
* Alex (covering his face): Oh man, I would’ve offered to play against him but these headaches are really ruining my focus!
* Jennifer (smiling): You don’t have to worry about this. We had a talk with pirate captain Anne Bonny and she offered to have a member of her crew to play in our place. She says he’s very skilled in chess!
* Alex (clueless): Did you see Anne Bonny-
* Marionette (serious): And I think it’s time to take him face to face with Achilles. Hopefully Achilles won’t find an issue with that.

***Introduce Achilles to Sinbad (1 star).***

* Achilles (thinking): This is an unusual looking board but I think it will do…
* Achilles (serious): So are you ready for our match?
* Sinbad (grinning): That must be my opponent? Tell him I’m ready to crush him!
* Achilles (clueless): Excuse me? Who is that man?
* Marionette (serious): This man is our player.
* Achilles (stumped): And what exactly is stopping any of you from playing?
* Marionette (smirking): You didn’t mention in the deal we weren’t allowed to use someone else to play with us? Besides we’re his crewmates now, isn’t that right?
* Sinbad (shrugging): Since we’re voyaging with you, then I guess this can be said.
* Achilles (smirking): Smart girl. And seeing that’s how you’re playing it, I may as well copy your method. JASON!
* Jason (grinning): What’s up, buddy?
* Achilles (serious): I need your help here. I have this match and it seems my opponent have pulled aside some expert to play for them. Would you mind taking my place?
* Jason (smirking): To play lantrucli? Sure, that’ll be fun!
* Alex (excited): Oh my gods! Is that… Jason the Argonaut?!
* Marionette (clueless): The who and what now?!
* Alex (shocked): Seriously, Marionette?! Jason and the Argonauts? The Golden Fleece?! Is there anything in Ancient Greek history that you KNOW?!
* Jennifer (frustrated): Can you two be quiet?! The match is starting soon!

***Watch Sinbad compete against Jason (1 star; Prerequisite: Introduce Achilles to Sinbad).***

* Anne (whispering): Psst... Yating! Get under the table now!
* Yating (saluting): Aye, aye, captain!
* Jennifer and Marionette (Marionette; clueless): I wonder what the pirates are up to…
* Alex (smiling): Looks like the whole tavern gathered to watch the match!
* Achilles (serious): The match starts now! Jason, you make the first move!
* Jason (playing chess): …
* Sinbad (playing chess): …
* Jennifer and Marionette (Jennifer; yawning): This is going to be a bore fest. Marionette, wake me up when they’re done.

*After 15 minutes…*

* Jason (playing chess): …
* Sinbad (playing chess): …
* Jennifer and Marionette (Jennifer; snoring): …
* Customers (impatient): This is so boring! Can we go back to causing mayhem-?!
* Chiron and Chariclo (Chariclo; shushing): HUSH!

*After 15 more minutes.*

* Sinbad (playing chess): …
* Alex (worried): Oh no…
* Jennifer and Marionette (Jennifer; rubbing her eyes): Huh?
* Jennifer and Marionette (Marionette; nervous): Alex, what’s the problem?!
* Alex (panicking): Jason only has to do one more move and he’ll win!
* Jennifer and Marionette (Marionette; worried): Oh no… We need… We need some kind of miracle-!
* Mouse: *Squeak!*
* Jennifer and Marionette (Jennifer; startled): AHHH!!!
* Customers (intrigued): HUH?! What’s she screaming for?!
* Jennifer (covering her face): RAT!
* Sinbad (nervous): Did I hear someone say… RAT?!
* Jason (nervous): Oh gods…
* Achilles (eye rolling): Don’t tell me you’re afraid of a little rodent, Jason.
* Chiron and Chariclo (Chiron; shocked): Where is it?!
* Mouse: *Squeak!*
* Marionette (startled): AH!!!
* Chariclo (panicking): I’m going to get the broom!
* Chiron (chuckling): Hold your houses, everyone! That’s no rat, that’s a mouse!
* Marionette (panicking): AH!!! It got in my clothes! Somebody HELP!
* Achilles (serious): Stand still! I’ll help you out!
* Achilles and Marionette (Marionette; getting stripped): Hey! What are you doing-!
* Mouse: *Squeak!*
* Chariclo (furious; holding a broom): Get lost, you stinky rat!
* Mouse (panicking): *Squeak!*
* Cordaro, Lola and George (Lola; excited): OOW OOW! AAH AAH!
* Achilles and Marionette (blushing): …
* Achilles and Marionette (glancing away from each other; Achilles): Sorry…
* Customers (horny): *Whistles.* Things are getting WILD now!
* Achilles and Marionette (Marionette; embarrassed): Oh my gods…
* Yating (rearranging the chess pieces): …
* Alex (impressed): Those genius pirates-!
* Achilles and Marionette (Achilles; serious): Now that this mess is over with, time to get back to the match!
* Customers (disappointed): Oh…
* Anne (whispering): Quick, Yating! Get back here! Did you rearrange the pieces?
* Yating (smiling): Aye captain!
* Jason (scratching his head): Huh? I don’t remember the board looking like this? Oh well…
* Jason (making a move): …
* Achilles (serious): Your turn now, Sinbad.
* Sinbad (thinking): Hmmm…
* Sinbad (making a move): …
* Sinbad (smirking; arms behind head): And… I WIN!
* Alex, Jennifer and Marionette (celebrating): YES!
* Pirates (hyping Sinbad): AYE! Good job, Sinbad! We knew you could do it!
* Jason (shrugging): Sorry, Achilles…
* Achilles (displeased): *Sighs.* As a soldier, I know when to admit the deal. You won fair and square and I suppose I have to owner my part of the deal now…
* Alex and Jennifer (Alex; holding back a laugh): …
* Achilles (frowning): What’s funny?
* Alex and Jennifer (Alex; sweating): Nothing…
* Achilles (serious): As I was saying, I will eat you get to Troy. But before we start the journey, I have unfinished business here…
* Alex and Jennifer (Jennifer; eye rolling): And how long will it take? An hour? A day? A week? The prophetess’ life is in danger and we need to get to her as quick as possible!
* Marionette (curious): I do remember you talking about this mission earlier… What is it about?
* Achilles (crossing his arms): The reason Patroclus and I came back to Pelion is because we received news that the Hydra monster has respawned here and its causing mayhem to the creatures in the forest.
* Alex and Jennifer (Alex; shocked): Oh yes! Olive did tell us about this! You’re here to slay it, right?
* Achilles (serious): Yes, and I’m not leaving until the monster is dealt with and the mountain creatures can finally live in peace!
* Marionette (determined): And we are going to help you. Right guys?
* Achilles (shocked): Hey-
* Alex and Jennifer (Jennifer; serious): If this will get us to start our quest sooner, then yeah.
* Jason (smiling): I’m coming too, we won’t let you deal with this alone!
* Pirates (Anne; grinning): You can count me and my crew in as well! This should be fun!
* Achilles (pissed): No, this is NOT fun! I’m not putting anyone here in danger!
* Marionette (serious): Like it or not, you need our help to defeat the monster! You can’t fight it by yourself, that’s suicide!
* Achilles (covering his face): *Sighs.* You stubborn fools… But if you insist.
* Achilles (serious): Everyone, be ready! Because I expect us to defeat the Hydra today!

***Meanwhile in Graecita, at Carolus’ bedchamber…***

* Carolus (drinking): …

*KNOCK KNOCK!*

* Carolus (relieved): Ah, finally! Come in!

*Anna Bertrama enters the chamber.*

* Anna (sensual): I heard you’ve been asking for me…
* Carolus (smiling): Oh, Anna! You don’t know how much I was dying to see you!
* Carolus and Anna (Carolus; holding Anna by the waist): Your green eyes, your copper hair and your tall lovely figure!
* Carolus and Anna (Carolus; kissing her body): Oh, how I must have you-
* Carolus and Anna (Anna; pushing him away): Woah! Calm down here a little!
* Carolus and Anna (Anna; snotty): Are you trying to propose or are you claiming inventory?
* Carolus (stern): What’s with that attitude? Why’re you playing hard to get?
* Anna (checking her nail): A respectable noblewoman doesn’t mingle into other women’s marriages and I thought you’d know that.
* Carolus (grinning): That didn’t stop you from seeing me last time?
* Anna (pissed): That was a mistake! I only agreed to it because you made it seem you and Claudilla were separating!
* Carolus (laughing): You actually thought I’d be leaving a princess for YOU, a mere lady-in-waiting?!
* Anna (pouting): You would if you really loved me…
* Carolus (crossing his arms): Anna, I do love you. But before being a lover, I am a politician first and foremost and my main motivation is money and power.
* Carolus (serious): I may not be happy with Claudilla but that’s not a reason for me to leave her as staying in the marriage is my closest claim to royalty. I hope that you understand this.
* Carolus (thinking): But enough of the passion talk, I have called you here for other reasons…
* Carolus (serious): There are rumors that a rebellious group of people have been plotting to overthrow Emperor Augustus.
* Anna (worried; crossing her arms): And why are you telling me this?
* Carolus (curious): How close would you describe Marissa and yourself?
* Anna (nervous): She is like my little sister, but why are you bringing her up…?
* Carolus (serious): I never liked Marissa. I always thought of her as too… idealistic. Especially for a woman.
* Carolus (crossing his arms): I do not trust her and if the rumors about the rebellion are true, I want you to keep an eye on her. See what she’s up to.
* Carolus (curious): So, are you up for the task?
* Anna (hesitant): What would you do to her if she’s guilty of treason?
* Carolus (smirking): Are you afraid that I might kill her?
* Anna (speechless): …
* Carolus (serious): There will be no suffering inflicted on Marissa. This I can promise you!
* Anna (serious): Then yes, I am up for the task.
* Carolus (slight smirk): That’s my girl. I knew I could count on you.
* Carolus and Anna (Carolus; grinning): And since you’re here already, how about we have some fun-
* Carolus and Anna (Anna; startled): Carolus, please let go off my thighs!
* Carolus (frustrated): What is it that time, woman?!
* Anna (nervous): I have something to tell you too…
* Anna (serious): I missed my moon cycle.
* Carolus (clueless): Huh?
* Anna (worried): It was supposed to come last week but nothing was happening.
* Carolus (raising a brow): I… Don’t know what that is. Shouldn’t you be telling this to a doctor-
* Anna (uncertain): Carolus, I think I might be pregnant!
* Carolus (shocked): Pregnant?!
* Carolus (excited): But Anna, that is wonderful news!
* Anna (clueless): Really?
* Carolus (grinning): Of course! I finally have an heir to offer for the throne. Here, let me reward you with a kiss-
* Carolus and Anna (Anna; blushing): But wouldn’t Augustus mind, that the child isn’t Claudilla’s?
* Carolus and Anna (Carolus; eye rolling): That won’t be an issue! He once had his stepson inherit his throne, so I’m sure he’ll just overlook this!
* Carolus and Anna (Anna; worried): But what of Audenzia’s child? If she has a boy, won’t he be made the heir instead?
* Carolus and Anna (Carolus; impatient): This we’ll deal with later, now just shut up and kiss me-
* Carolus and Anna (Anna; shocked): Claudilla! What will she think of all this?!
* Carolus and Anna (Carolus; smirking): Anna, my dear. Lets just say she is not our problem anymore…

*Carolus and Anna kiss.*