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Penelope would totally have been into Ody's cheating in that suitor race with Icarius. Like hello? This guy's smart and he's not afraid to use trickery, and most importantly he's scheming for his love for her. Scheming. Yes, Penelope was very glad he won indeed.

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Penelope & Colin in Romancing Mr Bridgerton coming to Netflix May 16

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Note: While I was inspired to write this after the Ithaca saga came out, the story is based on the Odyssey, so there may be some variations from Epic the Musical! Master page here. Enjoy Penelope being a badass and tearing into the suitors!

I straighten. By now, everyone in the feasting hall has noticed me. The suitors conversations around the table carry on quietly. The beggar has retreated to a corner of the banquet hall, next to one of the pillars, where he nibbles at his plunder. Today is the Feast of Apollo. The food is excellent, the wine is plenty, and it seems a fitting day for the challenge I have prepared. “Telemachus,” I call softly. He hasn’t gone far, and the young man hurries to my side. “Fetch your father’s bow from the storage room.”

That shadow crosses his face again, but he nods. “Of course,”

The moment he leaves, I raise my voice. It echoes across the room in a booming thunder that grabs the attention of all within. “Listen to me, all you suitors!” Even the servants stop their work. On either side of me, Agathe and Melantho take a small step closer to show their support. “You have been a plague upon this house, draining our resources with your constant eating and drinking while you do nothing to show gratitude for my hospitality. Your only excuse was to take me in the absence of my husband, who fought valiantly in the war against Troy. If that is your pize, to marry me and make me yours, come then! Claim your prize!”

I step forward, approaching the head of the table, and the nearest of the men flinches away from me. Telemachus returns with that great bow in his hands and offers it to me with a nod. A tear has fallen from the corner of his eye, and I turn away, raising the weapon to the sky. “This is the bow of my husband, the god-like Odysseus. If one among you can easily string this bow and shoot through the twelve axes placed in the courtyard without error, that is the man I will follow. I will leave this house of my life with Odysseus behind, only visiting in my dreams.” My stare dares any of them to speak out against me as I lower the weapon. “This is my challenge. An honest test of skill. This is a task my husband would do for sport, nearly every day. Who among you is worthy?”

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