Book 21

Penelope, my soon to be reunited queen, held a ceremony tonight to find a new husband. The task for the suitors to complete was to string my old bow and shoot an arrow through twelve axe heads. Eumaios brought out my bow and set it up at the front of the room. Then, who of all people but TELEMAKHOS tried. Hes trying to take my woman! No, i dont really think he was trying to take her but to see if he could measure up to dear old dad. Anyways, besides Telemakhos, Leodes is up first. He fails and then Melanthios suggests they grease the bow to make it bendable. As the grease solution is happeneing, i go outside to follow Eumaios and Philoitios. I tell these two loyal herdsmen that i am Odysseus. Yes i was not surprised how excited they were to see me, but i gave them orders on how we were going to carry out my plan of killing the suitors and winning back Penelope. My turn was finally up back inside and i did it! No man in the room could believe his eyes. Then Telemakhos stood by my side, sword in hand, we were ready to kick some suitor butt. Bring it on!