[Already he is turning his eyes away, gliding his gaze over the restless crowd and to the hospital that stands stalwart beyond. He does not allow his gaze to linger as once he might have done: those urges and indulgences that once compelled him, he had hurled over the stone edge of the balcony along with the delicate wooden comb she refused to accept. He looks back at her only once.]
May your daughter and your friends see you safe at the day's close.
[And so speaking, the son of Peleus departs with his thoughts turned to the task at hand. Parting is not so hard as he once thought it would be.]
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May your daughter and your friends see you safe at the day's close.
[And so speaking, the son of Peleus departs with his thoughts turned to the task at hand. Parting is not so hard as he once thought it would be.]