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Lilith (lilithilien) wrote in drabbleday,
@ 2020-03-29 00:59:00

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2020 prompt

Hour 20: Breathe
Well, we found Rosa.

We'll let her sleep. Everybody else, just take a deep breath. You got this.

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The Iliad as interpreted by Madeline Miller & Pat Barker (Briseis)

lilithilien
2020-03-29 06:29 am UTC (link)

News flies faster than arrows through the camp: Patroclus rides into battle in Achilles' stead, rallying the troops and leading the attack on Troy.

The news is welcomed by the men in the camp. They foresee an end to their losses, perhaps to the war itself.

Briseis foresees an end, too. An end to the only protector she has had during her enslavement. An end to the only kind man she's met in this cursed camp.

Breathe life into him, she implores Apollo. Keep Patroclus alive and whole.

But she is not hopeful. The gods have long forgotten this place.

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	Re: The Iliad as interpreted by Madeline Miller & Pat Barker (Briseis) aldiara 2020-03-29 06:30 am UTC (link)
	Augh, all the paincake! Not Patroclus and Achilles! sobbity (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: The Iliad as interpreted by Madeline Miller & Pat Barker (Briseis) amo_amas_amat 2020-03-29 06:31 am UTC (link)
	woohoo Silence of the Girls! Poor Briseis! This is such a taut and poignant moment. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: The Iliad as interpreted by Madeline Miller & Pat Barker (Briseis) giorgiakerr 2020-03-29 06:44 am UTC (link)
	Another book added to the list! This is so great! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: The Iliad as interpreted by Madeline Miller & Pat Barker (Briseis) notoriouslyuniq 2020-03-30 02:22 am UTC (link)
	I want to sob and I haven't read about the Trojan war in 15 years! (Reply to this) (Parent)

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