Prologue

"The first was Patroclus.

The first was always Patroclus."

Achilles. Son of a king and a goddess. Destined to become the Greeks' greatest. But there is something more he craves. A reason to become the greatest, perhaps? Or maybe a reason to live.

Eventually, he finds it. And it comes in the form of a scrawny, shy exile named Patroclus. The boy brings light to Achilles' a life. Someone he can be honest with, someone he can love. Peace.

But will his pride let him keep it?