He was trying to stay calm he really was but he couldn't keep holding down all these emotions he was feeling right now.

Not even a few minutes ago hector had learned that one of his younger brothers Helenus died while he was out in the front lines fighting the Acheans and he had just returned from a long day of fighting to find out he lost one of his siblings.

Hectors emotions we're tied up in a big ball of frustration as the Eldest son and future king of troy he was supposed to be ready for situations like these to keep a straight face and handle these situations a way only a true king can but right now his heart hurted too much for him to be any type of calm

Hector walked inside the shared bedroom he shared with his spouse, there newborn baby Astynyax sleeping peacefully in the crib beside the bed,the young prince was exhausted both physically and with the recent news he got also emotionally he's been holding his emotions in all evening and he couldn't let himself break down now

He's wife asked him if he was alright and the only answer hector gave to her was "I'm fine sweetheart" but hector was lying through his teeth.No he wasn't fine he felt as if someone kept stabbing a knife in his heart over and over again how could he go through this? He had just lost a sibling!

Hector stood still for a few minutes the exhaustion was catching up to him ,the young prince started taking off his armour when everything he was feeling eventually just burst out and he started crying really hard he couldn't bottle up his emotions and feelings anymore

"I couldn't protect him" hector says as his voice was hoarse From yelling at his soldiers earlier the young prince falls to his knees in front of where his wife was sitting on the bed and put his head on her lap,his strong arms wrapping around her waist and he just kept crying knowing that in her arms he could do whatever and not be judged for it

"i failed to protect him my love...i wasn't strong enough..! How am i supposed to become king when i can't even save my family?"