Come on you can do better than that. If you like winning then try to be the best king you can be, which means thinking about your people first. That's obvious.
I've never met a great king. I even have my doubts that my own father was a better king than he was a hero. It's a hard job, being relied on by so many people. And men get easily blinded by greed. We call that hubris.
They've got powerful legs. I can still feel the blows from my training days....
Well I have, so I'm speaking from experience. I've heard of hubris and gotten a lot of lectures about getting power-hungry, never really worried about it. Different people have different problems ig.
You have a pure heart. My teacher always told me that many seek to take advantage of that. He still calls me naive, you know. I wonder what that would make you.
Are you telling me you’re impure? Perhaps I’ve gotten the wrong impression of you.
I’m as strong as I am today thanks to him. He was brutal at times, but he taught me a lot. He beat as much softness out of me as he could. He mentored many other great heroes like myself, who all carved their names in history and legend.
Back then Troy was called Ilion. The Trojans were the people of Troy. Obviously. The Achaeans were warriors who hailed from different city states but spoke the same language. One of the kings and his brother decided to wage war against Troy after one of the Trojan princes took his wife. I don't know much about what happened then, since I was young and I didn't care as long as I had a reason to fight.
Really now? And just how many battles have you fought in your lifetime? I'd be impressed if you had anything to teach me. I heard this saying the other day... You can't teach an old dog new tricks!
[ Achilles, that's not supposed to be a compliment. ]
Wait he kidnapped his wife? Wtf you should've cared, that's pretty messed up. Ig it wasn't really your business but who wants a war just to have one? Maybe it's a culture thing....
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Okay? Do horses kick or something?
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I even have my doubts that my own father was a better king than he was a hero.
It's a hard job, being relied on by so many people. And men get easily blinded by greed. We call that hubris.
They've got powerful legs. I can still feel the blows from my training days....
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And this is the guy that raised you?
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I wonder what that would make you.
He did.
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Sounds kinda rough.
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I’m as strong as I am today thanks to him. He was brutal at times, but he taught me a lot. He beat as much softness out of me as he could.
He mentored many other great heroes like myself, who all carved their names in history and legend.
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Sounds like a couple of my teachers but most of them didn't get too physical. If he mentored other heroes too though then he's a bigger deal.
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He was an immortal, so his knowledge and wisdom was vast. I couldn’t have asked for a better teacher.
Do you have anyone training you now?
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I've learned a lot in the field and from Gladio. Are you talking about here?
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You should continue your training. Since I learned from the best, wouldn’t you say that if I taught you, that knowledge would get imparted on you?
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Ig you're saying you are. If you had a few moves to show me I'm not gonna say no.
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I'm not gonna go easy on you. If you agree to be trained by me, you better listen and keep up with your regime.
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Seriously? You're actually a big deal......
Slow down I don't need a regime, just new moves and spars.
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Now that you're on Earth, you can probably find the book telling the story I was made a legend for. I'm a big deal.
Come on. Even I have to train everyday to make sure I stay in top form.
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Does it have a title or?
"Even you" wow. I have my own training for that part.
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You have to show me. You and me never got to spar, so I'm still interested in seeing what you got.
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Happy to put you in your place whenever but I still have a day or two before my arm's good to go.
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It's about the war between the Achaeans and the Trojans.
Put me in my place? I think I like this side of you. Who knew you were boastful after all.
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I'm not boastful, just honest. When it comes to fighting or fishing, I've got a lot I can teach you too.
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The Achaeans were warriors who hailed from different city states but spoke the same language. One of the kings and his brother decided to wage war against Troy after one of the Trojan princes took his wife. I don't know much about what happened then, since I was young and I didn't care as long as I had a reason to fight.
Really now? And just how many battles have you fought in your lifetime? I'd be impressed if you had anything to teach me.
I heard this saying the other day... You can't teach an old dog new tricks!
[ Achilles, that's not supposed to be a compliment. ]
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I fight every day back home now lmao
[ This is not an lmao moment but let him live. ]
Wait are you calling yourself an old dog
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I fought so I could leave my mark on history.
When you can tell me you've fought everyday for nine years straight, you can say your experience rivals mine!
You're just a pup compared to me.
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Yeah don't try to distract from what you said, calling yourself an old dog is an insult. Ofc a young one beats an old one.
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Fine. Let's say older dog. I was never gonna get old anyway.
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LMAO yeah okay trying to cover up your mistake
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