HELEN // OF TROY

Hayley Munroe Escort a.k.a Helen of Troy "When will they realize You are a wild thing? That you were never Theirs to claim?"

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paul-minett:

He smiled weakly, if it wasn’t for the war outside the Troyan walls they could just be happy. Sure they could pretend for a while everything was fine but sooner or later the reality would come back. “Is not just flattery when i speak the truth.” He smiled at her “That is true,… Helen I would never regret my choices but I must ask, would have you preferred that I left you in Sparta? I worry that you may think that i thought of you as some price or something I would own.” He had fallen in love with her the moment he saw her of that he was sure. nothing mattered but her since that moment. 

The Trojan war had damaged not only her, but Paris, as well. But they remained strong, together, fought as one, or at least tried to keep their hopes up that, one day, they could be together without fear of another war. “I would’ve preferred to stay in Sparta, yes. Can you blame me?” she started “I’m a Spartan queen. I’ve lived in Sparta all my life. I ruled over Sparta before you took me with you, but I promise I fell in love with you, abruptly, deeply.” Helen focused onto his eyes. “and wherever you are is wherever I want to be, Paris. If Troy’s your home, then it’s mine, as well. Whatever happened between you and Aphrodite brought us together.”

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penelopedwards:

“The guy goes through a lot to be able to stand in front of me and Hades, convince us to let him take his wife with him and I tell him don’t turn back until both of you are in the mortal world and what does he do, he turns around just at the final moment and so she had to stay and he had to deal with it.” She smiled “I doubt it was affection and more their egos. But you’re right.” She sighed “You are Zeus daughter too, something would have been done.”

“How unfortunate for him. But I don’t pity him at all. I hope he’s fated to never feel peace -- and I’m sure he never will.” Helen laughed. The thought of them finding peace just didn’t feel right. King or not -- kidnapping a queen and a goddess sounded surreal and treacherous. “They wanted to possess us, steal us away from our husbands, a god and a king, a fighter.” Helen shook her head in disbelief. They must’ve been completely wasted while plotting the abduction. “But I’m not a goddess like you are. Besides, he has many daughters. I’m not sure if he even remembers my name.”

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nyle--van:

He only smiled at her tensing, sure that he himself wouldn’t touch her. He was a man for pure love, or sex, nothing besides the two. Mixing up with her would only make it worse. “Don’t worry, beauty. I’m what you may call prone to the embrass of the strong rather than fair. I will not hurt you.” He mused, attempting to calm her nerves. “As for the war, it is their lust and out of lust, tragedy is born….You’re wallowing, however, has put you in danger. Are you not afraid some sailor is going to scoop you up?”

“I didn’t think you would. I’m sorry.” Helen shook her head and clearly started to relax again. The thought of war and heartbreak were almost too common these days and she wondered why she still cared if all that had happened was already behind them and couldn’t be changed. “I don’t approve of war at all, but this one in particular...” she stopped “has ruined me.” She tucked a few strands of hair behind one ear. “No,” she smirked. “but a king kidnapped me once,” she looked towards Nerites. “I attract danger, I suppose. But judging by your words earlier you lived through the same drama.”

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apolloalex:

Apollo laughed, truly laughed, at the mention of Helen praying to Aphrodite. “Well your prayers have been rewarded I suppose, you have your true love now, don’t you?” He bit out the words, knowing Paris and Helen’s love only existed because of Aphrodite’s ego. “I never tire of being worshiped.” He said, waving off her comment. “Well dear girl, there was a deal. Between your new husband and the love goddess herself.” He laughed again, surprised she didn’t even know why this war was really being fought. “Aphroditie’s infinite ego got in the way of a decision he was making, and he needed him to choose her as the most beautiful goddess, so she bribed him, and offered him you. So I guess you’re right, you’re are just an object to be sold to the highest bidder.” It was rude, but his temper wasn’t being kind to the woman.

“She wasn’t the only god I prayed to. I prayed to her to find love in my relatively loveless marriage to Menelaus. None of this is important,” she didn’t raise her voice, didn’t dare to raise it considering who she was facing. Apollo was, and would ever be, one of the most brilliant and versatile gods in Olympus. Helen tensed her jaw as she was finally revealed the truth and the truth alone. “Then Eros must’ve hit me with his arrow considering I’ve fallen in love with him. Maybe it was her way of bribing me into playing along, after all.” Helen looked towards Apollo, her eyes filled with questions she’d always to ask him but didn’t dare to ask now. “Then love has made a fool of both of us, Apollo,” she finally whispered. “Cassandra.”

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nyle--van:

“Mmm, something of the sort.” He mused, creating a small whirlpool below him out of boredom before looking up to her again, her heartache drawing him in closer. “What plagues you, beauty? There is so much sorrow in your eyes, it can’t all be your doing.”

Helen tensed her jaw as she realize he wasn’t just anyone, but a god, demi-god -- anything but mundane. She gulped as he got closer. “I’m not sure if I can answer your question with complete honestly. I don’t know the answer myself. I’m reason men started a war -- any now I feel like I have so much to make up for, even though I’ve never wanted a part in this... tragedy.”

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nyle--van:

Nerites rested his head and arms against the dock she sat on, listening to her tails of woe. Looking up to the falling city, he hummed lightly. “Love causes madness. No one wants a part, only the whole thing, and if they can’t have it, they will take it all down with them.”

“You sound so convinced. Did you experience something similar?” Helen asked and turned towards Nerites. He did look stunning and it was almost difficult not to look at him. “But yes, love is, above all else, destructive in its own way.”

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penelopedwards:

“Yes, it can be done. But convincing us to do it is the thing. We accepted once and it was a mess…it seems mortals have a hard time following directions.” She said with a shrug, rarely did she cared about issues of mortals. “If he thought I could be kidnapped from Hades then they truly were stupid and had to pay the price.” Some said she was kidnapped by Hades too, but she saw it differently “It was a very good thing yes, but you may have been rescued sooner or later.”

“A mess? What happened?” Helen inquired, clearly interested in what had happened. “They were blinded by affection, that’s all. Stupid too. I’m sure no one but these two would’ve thought of stealing a goddess out of her own realm, right out of the Underworld,” Helen had to laugh. “I just wish Theseus would’ve shared the same fate. Sadly this wasn’t the case. This honor’s reserved for goddesses and their abusers.”

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paul-minett:

Paris carefully wiped the few tears from her face. “Helen you’re the most important person in my life. I told you back in Sparta and now, I love you and I will love you after I have left this world.” He sighed “I think too that the gods are using this war for their own interests and benefits so don’t feel that you caused any of this.” He kissed her forehead gently “If we could I would tell you we should run away again.”

“You mustn’t comfort me with flattery. I feel my ankles getting weak with every new word  you use to charm me with,” she smiled softly, enjoyed his soft touch against her cheek before feeling his lips against her forehead. “And I love you. I will always love you, after death, after everything.” she’d closed her eyes for just a moment. “They’ve found their reason to start a war. A war, once started, brings forth other, smaller wars no one has dared to start, but can now be integrated. The gods will decide, my love, we’ll be the winners, either way.” she whispered.

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apolloalex:

“Of course I am, who else would be so bold to offer a woman as a reward for a man boosting her ego?” He adored Aphrodite, he truly did, but at the moment he was furious with her selfish choices. “Stand up, Trojan queen, you will dirty your gown.” He said with a bit of a laugh in his voice, not actually caring if she dirtied herself. “My light does nothing but give soldiers dread for another day of fighting a war for the men who are fighting over you, and flattery will get you nowhere.” He said sharply, “I am not angry with you for being beautiful and desired, and fought over, I am angry at the man who was bribed into making a choice. You’re right, you were sold to the highest bidder, but do you even know who sold you, my dear?” he questioned, wondering if she even knew of the deal Paris had made with the goddess of love.

“I am not at all familiar with her except for all the times I’ve prayed and offered myself to her,” Helen murmured, but finally dared to look up again. “I’d hoped it would, dear Apollo. You must grow tired of women worshipping you.” she stated after finally standing up again. She’d hoped he’d find her gestures appealing, or at least soothing. “I do not. I’m not familiar with any deal. I just remember the oath to protect me, how Menelaus won and married me shortly after, but I guess it wasn’t meant to be and--” she stopped “I met Paris. He took me.”

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paul-minett:

Paris spotted his wife and sighed, when he had gone to her and fell in love with her he truly never thought it would come to this, maybe it had been stupid of him, but for a while there he just thought they would be happy together. “Helen… I know you never wanted this, and neither did I. But I love you more than I loved anyone before so, if this is what had to happen for us to be together then I’ll fight them for how long it takes.”

Helen looked back towards Paris with teary eyes. They’d just keep fighting for her, rip each other into pieces for nothing. She’d never truly belong to them as much as she’d belonged to Paris. “You would?” Helen smiled. “I had to give up everything, too. This war took away my freedom, although I don’t mind sacrificing my home -- not anymore.” 

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penelopedwards:

Persephone regarded Helen, technically they were half sisters though Helen was still a mortal unlike Persephone who was a goddess and a queen, but maybe it was that they were familiar and had similar stories that Persephone did liked her “Just remember that if ever you wish to ask for that, you’ll be surprised by how many have asked before.” She smiled “I am much better than Pirthous is or will ever be from now on. But how are you, at least they didn’t get to me.”

“I try to forget the many lives we’ve lost. I lost too many, even my family,” she shook her head, almost to get all thoughts out of her head for good -- but sadly she wasn’t able to forget the dead. “I’m sure your husband would be able to help, but it’s better for us to accept the line between the living and the dead.” Helen sat down onto the nearest bench and looked upward towards Persephone. “You were lucky. I’m glad he’s been torn to pieces, from what I’ve heard it must’ve been spectacular. Well, I’m glad I did have such wonderful siblings or else he’d have kept me, I’m sure.”

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apolloalex:

“You may not have wanted it, but it is being fought over you. Ha..what chaos beauty causes, perhaps i will need to speak with the love goddess, i mean i suppose this is actually her fault.” He was speaking mostly to himself, but loud enough for the blonde to hear. “I am Apollo, the god of the sun, light, music.. and prophecy. I already know who you are, Helen of Sparta. Or i suppose you would be Helen of Troy, now, arent you?” Apollo harbored too much spite towards the woman, for the deaths this war would continue to cause, even when it was no fault of her own.

“What do you mean? Are you referring to Aphrodite? The goddess?” Helen must’ve sounded stupid by now, but she wasn’t aware of gods breathing and living so close near her home. If anything, she though she’d encountered a seer, someone capable of lying just like Cassandra. “Apollo,” her eyes widened. So she wasn’t too far off with Cassandra in mind. She immediately got down on her knees, knew how to react physically, but not mentally. “I will always remain Helen of Sparta at heart, but surely you’ll know of my current whereabouts.” She didn’t dare to look at him again. “I’m afraid I don’t quite understand your hostility. I’ve been traded like an object and sold to the highest bidder. What harm can I actually cause in this world when we’re protected by your light?”

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apolloalex:

“Perhaps I could help you realize the damage your war has caused…the damage it will cause.” Apollo had already seen how the war ended, the people slain in battle. It angered him, and although it wasnt the woman’s fault directly, she was the cause of all the suffering. “I always have a steady grip, my hand never wavers, and i do not miss. Are you even aware of who you speak to?”

“My war?” Helen took a step back. Whoever he was: he had no right to assume she’d been happy with all these people dying for her. “I’m not sure which answer will soothe you. I’m not an object for men to decide over nor did I cause the deaths of thousands. I never wanted them to die.” Helen shook her head, as reaffirmation and both an answer to his next question. “I do not. I’m sure you’’d have told me sooner or later, since you seem to like sharing your knowledge with strangers.”

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penelopedwards:

“So if you’re here to ask if someone can come back from the dead the answer is no.” She said without looking at the person, who had approached her, and though she wasn’t as warm as she once had been it clear she was just joking…kinda, the amount of people that did ask to bring a loved one from the dead was rather big. She finally looked at them and smiled faintly.

Helen sighed loudly at Persephone’s answer. She looked at the goddess with the utmost respect, considering they’d both been captured, not once, but twice from different men. They were similar, but unlike Persephone Helen was just a Queen, a mundane ruler, fated to die. “I didn’t mean to ask, but I’m glad you told me either way or I would’ve kept my hopes up.” she smiled bitterly. “I’m here, actually, to ask how you’ve been -- ever since Theseus and Pirithous, I mean.”

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apolloalex:

Apollo stood in the field, shooting arrow out at the line of trees he was using as targets, mostly for fun, but also to release any frustrations he was having. When someone approached, he didn’t turn to see who, instead calling out to them. “Do you need something? I’m quite busy.” He said in a sharp tone, letting another arrow fly.

Helen strolled through the wilderness, almost aimlessly -- just far away from the busy city. Upon seeing Apollo, however, she immediately felt uneasy. “Help? How could you possibly help me?” she inquired. By then Helen had joined him, stood next to him while her eyes followed each arrow. “You’re quite talented. It does sound like you’re capable of keeping a steady grip while being slightly grumpy. What a wonderful advantage in battle.”

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Helen saw the world in front of her turn on its head, change drastically from one second to the other. They were fighting a war, a war she hadn’t approved of but still meant to be for her, for her own sake. Shaking her head, Helen looked over the city of Troy, clearly unable to clear her head. “They must’ve gone mad. I’m afraid they’ll continue until there’s nothing left to fight for,” she felt herself gasp. “I didn’t want a war. I never did.”

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paul: hey...sure

paul: I can see you tonight if you like?

Hayley: That'd be fantastic

Hayley: I'm kinda having a rough day

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