It was no surprise to Achilles that a woman of her previous stature should succumb to anything less in this life. In fact her accomplishments were rather impressive. She spoke and he listened, but his gaze was more intent than that.
The long drive was quite relaxing for the Greek warrior, especially at times that he preferred silence over distraction. He sat closely, enough to feel the heat of her body though neither of them had touched the other. As they approached the home, Achilles looked over it with an admiring eye.'this woman had class.