I shall not ask you to recount such a story, which might pull sorrows down around your shoulders. As such, my curiosity will have to wait for another day.
[As he speaks, godlike Achilles continues the ritual of bathing: his palm plays over his abdominals, slow and purposeful as are the waves that lull the sands upon the shore. It is not intended as an exhibition for Gilgamesh's sake, although he is well aware of the sensual sheen to such an act.]
Your counsel I value, glorious Gilgamesh, for you are indeed a worthy king. The freedom of which you speak - perhaps I too might find it here, in the escape from the fate which was supposed to bind me to death's gate. Yet even as I speak such words they ring hollow as the hull of a ship. It is not for man to deny fate - no, even the gods who watch from on high Olympus must listen to fate's steady beat.
There is but little of which I can be certain here - but I do know that in you I can place my loyalty, so long as you continue to shine your favor upon me.
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[As he speaks, godlike Achilles continues the ritual of bathing: his palm plays over his abdominals, slow and purposeful as are the waves that lull the sands upon the shore. It is not intended as an exhibition for Gilgamesh's sake, although he is well aware of the sensual sheen to such an act.]
Your counsel I value, glorious Gilgamesh, for you are indeed a worthy king. The freedom of which you speak - perhaps I too might find it here, in the escape from the fate which was supposed to bind me to death's gate. Yet even as I speak such words they ring hollow as the hull of a ship. It is not for man to deny fate - no, even the gods who watch from on high Olympus must listen to fate's steady beat.
There is but little of which I can be certain here - but I do know that in you I can place my loyalty, so long as you continue to shine your favor upon me.