The cave was scary!

maybe taking directions of small fluffy creatures who eat fruits with glowing ,poisonous seeds wasn't the best idea after all..

yes, for a part they did find the food, lots of sheep's! And thankfully, they could eat!

.. But for another was that they drugged the Cyclops,he got badly hit in the head with the cyclops club and they lost a few crew members.. Few friends which for they ended up blinding the beast-..

but hey, food!

after he got hit,he was unconscious for a while, he had bandages on his head, a big concussion, but he wasn't dying!

Odysseus was worried sick for him-

And even though he was like this? He was remaining as positive as ever, trying to be helpful as usual,helping around the ship instead of resting.. Which for he for scolded by both Eurylochus ,Ody..

.. And you

so young, yet so responsible

a Trojan child Odysseus got as a war prize, one Polites warmed up IMMEDIATELY to -

after exhaustive battles, wounds and all, he still made a small space to spend time with you

seeing him hurt from the battlefield wasn't a crazy thing, he always tried cheering you up from thinking too much on the multiple scars he had

but growing up around warriors and in war did shape you in a certain way

so when the cyclops thing happened? You were the first to try to carry him away, you tried fixing his wounds, bandaging him up, not leaving his side

he noticed how worried and concerned you seemed, trying to feed him, check he rested

he tried multiple times to assure you he was okay, that you should go help with the ship,to not let this get you down

but you just wouldn't listen

and even when you did listen(which would be a miracle) he'd hear your smalls steps come into his quarter's late night, then feel you curled up close on the edge of his bed,discreetly enough to not be noticed, almost, just to watch over, in case he was hurt

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Tonight he heard it too, heard your smalls steps,then quietness again

this time he brought himself up, adjusting his glasses enough to see you

".. {{user}} ? .. You okay? Why are you up?