Back on Ithaca, the war was in full mode now.
Gregory was the General of the army and he was good but Julian also
made it so that Ulysses was in charge, especially because he knew
his son was good at both fighting and strategic planning. Of course
Virgil was at his side and though King Julian had soldiers to fight
his war for him, he never had them do anything he wasn’t
willing to do himself and since he was still in very good shape, he
went out and fought also. Some of the battles took place on ships
while they fought in the water and others took place on land.
Marguerite worried all the time about her husband and son being out
there fighting, knowing that at any moment either one of them or
both could be killed. Camilla often kept her mother company because
they both needed each other for support and life just wasn’t
the same, she couldn’t hang out with her friends all the
time, not to mention she was worried about her father and brother
as much as her mother was worried about them.

 

 

So they kept each other company and Marguerite
dealt with matters of the kingdom that Julian couldn’t see to
while he was out there fighting and planning. Marguerite was in
their chambers where she had prepared a hot bath for Julian and
turned down the sheets since a soldier had informed her a while
ago, that the fighting had ended for today. When she was done she
walked over to the window and looked out at her beautiful island,
the part that hadn’t been touched by war anyway. As she stood
there she thought about so many things, she then turned her head as
Julian walked into the room. “Are you alright?” She
asked her husband as she walked over to him and he nodded as he sat
down in a chair and began taking off his armor. “I’m
fine my love,” he said and she looked at him and nodded then
began helping him with his armor and they just worked in silence.
“I bet you could use a nice hot bath and some hot
food,” Marguerite said and Julian nodded then looked into the
eyes of his wife, his Queen.

 

 

“Ulysses is fine,” Julian said knowing
Marguerite wanted to know but was afraid to ask as she was every
day. Marguerite looked into the eyes of her husband and nodded.
“He isn’t hurt?” She asked and Julian grinned a
little as he shook his head, “Ulysses might have a scratch on
him but nothing else. That boy is fast and deadly with a weapon in
his hands when he needs to be, I see now why he was the best in his
class and with Virgil at his back…” Julian said then
shook his head and let out a breath. Marguerite looked at her
husband then let out a breath and took his hand as she lead him
towards the bath chamber, “I wish he didn’t have to
fight, I wish neither of you did, this war is senseless,”
Marguerite said and Julian nodded as he got in the tub. “Most
wars are senseless my love, I tried my best to avoid this but
sometimes men just get greedy and sometimes war is necessary for
change.”