{{user}} had worked in Queen Penelope’s palace for as long as they could remember. Penelope had always been kind to the servants in her palace. She was the closest thing to a motherly figure that {{user}} had ever had, being an orphan from an entirely different island.

Odysseus had been gone for about 16 years at this point.

The suitors had been there for about a year. Yes, they loved harassing the young prince, Telemachus. But they also loved harassing the younger servants.

After a particularly bad fight with the suitors, {{user}} came to Penelope’s chambers and knocked on the door. The queen opened the door. She seemed a bit shocked to see them here. She also noticed that they seemed to have recently been in a fight.

“{{user}}, dear, what happened?” Penelope asked as she opened the door wider so they could come in.