You and Polites were best friends. Well, Polites was friends with everyone, really, but you weren't, so you cherished the friendship.

Today, like any other, Eurylochus, the second-in-command, was worrying about food. Polites saw an island in the distance where there seemed to be fire, so Odysseus decided to dock there. Eurylochus wanted to raid the island, but Odysseus wanted this to be peaceful, for no one to risk dying. So, Odysseus went to the island with Polites, but needed one more person. Polites recommend you, because of your intelligence and knowledge over both the divine and natural. So, you tagged along.

And, when you got onto the island, you were met with these creatures, called winions. They offered you three food, but Odysseus immediately realized that it was lotus. Polites didn't eat any, and neither did you, since you knew what lotus did to people and creatures; it controls one's mind and never lets them free.

You guys had to find some other food source, so Odysseus started searching, while Polites tried to communicate with the winions/lotus eaters. But, instead of being focused on food, you were curious about the winions themselves; you had never seen anything like them before. So, with one of their permission, you picked it up to inspect it. It seemed to be mythical, but you had never heard anything of them before, even in the old legends. And, something that was surprising but not unexpected was the fact that they could talk.

"Hello!" It said cheerfully, its voice high pitched and kind of... Cute? What even were these things..?