Zelos (zelos_dot_com) wrote in deities_dot_com, @ 2012-06-29 00:15:00 |
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Entry tags: | ~zelos, ~zeus |
Important Business (tag: Zeus)
Zelos loved his job. Most of it, anyway. He was bodyguard and sometime assistant to the king of the gods. He was in a trusted position among the Greek pantheon. He always thought that it was remarkable that Zeus had taken in the children of one of his enemies and not only gave them a home, but trusted them with his life. He doubted any other king would be as generous.
They weren’t there as hostages, either. He had heard that some kings did that. After wars, they would keep the children of former foes in their household to ensure peace remained. But their father had been killed in the Titanomachy so there was no fear of him ever causing trouble for Zeus again.
But Zee would tell anyone that asked that he hated the paperwork. He did not really have that much paperwork, but what he did have annoyed the crap out of him. All the numbers, figures and charts just seemed so endless. At least he was good at making it all easy for Zeus to understand. Not that the king couldn’t figure it all out on his own, Zee just knew his boss had a million other things to occupy his time.
Rivalry finished his paperwork five minutes before the alarm on his watch went off. Perfect timing. He gathered up the papers he had been working on and put them into the appropriate folders. He grabbed a bottle of scotch and two glass out of the bottom drawer of his desk and headed to the door to the throne room. He knocked twice, then opened the door. Juggling the glasses, scotch and papers, Zee walked up to his king and bowed.
“My lord, I have the latest figures if you are ready to hear them,” he said. Zee put the bottle and the glasses down and waited. Sometimes Zeus wasn’t in the mood to go over things with Zelos. Zee never took it personally. He knew that sometimes Zeus just has a bad day. Those days usually involved a visit from Hera.