1 Chapter one: I meet a princess

I was in the tower watching the sunset, I am facing in west. It is beautiful to watch the sun going down in the skies, I can hear horses galloping, whinnying, swords clanking, spear piercing and warriors thudding and clamoring.

The night comes and the wind blows, I sighed sharply and put my scabbard in my waist and look at the glittering stars that can be seen so clearly. I turn around and I saw the beautiful Skyros, there's a greenish mountains and seas around it, in the center of the kingdom you can see the huge tiered fountain and the houses that built in marbles, as all houses have flowers in the balconies and doors. It is beautiful kingdom and the taverna is in the left corner of the tiered fountain, I smiled and lift my hoodie and go downstairs, as I go in the alley and saw Diodebe looking at me, probably worrying because of the banquet later in the palace. Diodebe is from the bloodline of Serverus, a loyal servants of Skyros.

I was in her back, tailing her as she noticed and softly grabbed her dagger and pointed it in me, as her beautiful dark eyes shallow in shame. People staring and chuckling at us, as they knew Diodebe is like an Amazon who can protect herself.

She curtsy and modestly told that I must go back in the palace, because the Queen is waiting and worried.

I followed her and she is indeed like an Amazon, like her ancestor Serverus. She is not typical servant only, she is also well trained on various types of weapons, so then she can protect her master. As we are walking a horse galloping and stopped by the driver, then there's a like chariot like, it is indeed different as I muttered to Diodebe and ask if what's that transportation called. She smiled and modestly said "It's called Norimono." She added that the two most beautiful princesses of Illyria and Sparta is invited.

She pointed that the Princess in the norimono is from Illyria, she is Princess Evelina. She is indeed fairest and with her beautiful hair and smile any man can fall with her. As Diodebe teased me and she softly grabbed my hand and we go in the Laconia and she washed and bathed in that room she rubbed my back well, along with my chest and below, She also scour my wet body and dress me, I am wearing a hamition as she bowed and told me to go in the celebration.

"You should come too." I said, she looked down and said "I am a servant, not a royal."

I clench my fist and told her "Someday, there will make a stand and say ENOUGH!" As she looks at me and curtsy and just told that call her if I need something.

I enter the banquet within two guards assisted me, many royals staring at me, giggling at my extremely masculine body and yes, I admit that I'm so fair and I am compared with Apollo, because of my shiny yellow hair and greenish eyes. I am six meter and five inches tall and too masculine.

The King is too ferocious in me, as my brother, stepbrother walks towards me and grab my hand and raise it, "This is my brother! Prince Astyanax!" He proudly shouted as people in that banquet are talking and touching my body, I am thankful that Theomedus, my stepbrother is my friend, not an enemy.

Princesses of Corinth, Crete, Sparta, Athens, Illyria and even Thrace are there, me and my brother pleasures to talk and flirts with the princesses, as the King stood and raise his glass and told everyone to enjoy the night. Have drinks, more music and dancing, I am not trained by that. I am raised by great commanders Ethius and Aeclous. The best and greatest warriors in history, while I'm pouring the wine in my glass one princess walked towards me and asked "You're Astyanax!" I turned and nodded as I slurps the wine and she introduced herself "I am Princess Evelina of Illyria." And I told her my name "Prince Astyanax of Skyros." She chuckled and grabbed the wine and glass and invited me over the table in the corner, I am not sure if I will follow her at first, but I did follow her and my mother, The Queen sees it and glad that I found someone.

"Princess Evelina is the Princess I'm telling." King Arethius muttered sternly in the Queen's ear. My mother look at the King, she looked worried and sad. The King only snickered and looking at me too furious.

I am talking to the princess and she told me that she's not typical princess that giggling in handsome and masculine princes, I stares at her and asked "What's your point!?" She smiled and give me a bread and a grape. "Try me tomorrow. First light, meet me in the stable." She said too modest. The Queen stood and told to the performers to perform a beautiful song, so then the people can dance. Princess Evelina grabbed my hand and stood up as he tells me that I must experience fun in a moment, we're both facing in the same direction and Evelina noticed that I don't know how to dance, as she put my right arm in her back and she grabbed my left hand and put it in her hips, as she whispered "Now dance." As the moment of that banquet, I feel something different in my feelings about Princess Evelina, she's too understandable and sweet and kind. She also let me dance with Princess Hermione of Sparta, Princess Maxim of Crete, and Princess Claudia of Thebes.

As I was invited by all kings of Thebes, Crete, Sparta and Illyria to drink with them, within all of their sons. By my brother, Theomedus we drink and tell tales as King Cassander blurted asked. "Are you the son of Zeus?" People looked at him and snickered as he knocked out in consciousness. All of us are drunk and enjoy the beautiful musics that performers plays, as the Rhapsode sang too modest and soft, they sing like a siren. Too attractive and seductive.