pat, for ody: the lion does concern himself with what you're plotting. you've been suspiciously silent these past days, odysseus of ithaca.
ㅤㅤThe lion should rest assured that none of what is being orchestrated inside his head is fueled by malice or a caprice from the gods; in fact, the lion should join Odysseus in his search for the truth. Who knows ? Perhaps the modest and dependable Patroclus could be the first to crack the code. ❛ Have you ever met a Sphinx before? ❜ A simple question. This time, he held no intent in hiding his cards; on the contrary, he was inviting Patroclus by enticing that clever mind of his, planting seeds of curiosity inside his head. Seeing a Sphinx was, after all, possible within their current state of existence; now, meeting one? That was a completely different occurrence.
❛ There is something that has been taking claim of my time as of late. Even Athena, the owl-eyed one, has found my ponderings amusing. ❜ The more he frowned, the more she chuckled. ❛ I should introduce you to them; you'll find that soon enough, your worries will lie elsewhere, perhaps even somewhere closer to where mine are. ❜