Drabble: Mourning
Prompt: Mourning
Characters: Stelos, Astinos
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 100
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He would not cry for Astinos any more than he would cry for the other Spartan men killed that morning. So he would not shed a single tear.
Because Stelos was one of the bravest Sparta had seen. Because they came to Thermopylae with the purpose of earning their deaths. Because he was not Astinos’ father, and for that he had no reason to love him more than any of his brothers-in-arms.
And yet, blood would taste bitterer on the following attack, when he danced with his sword over Astinos’ deathbed.
He would blame the Persians. He would not cry.
Characters: Stelos, Astinos
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 100
Disclaimer: This is a fictional, nonprofit work for entertainment purpose only. The copyright in the movie “300” and its components is owned by Warner Bros. Pictures, which reserves all rights therein.
He would not cry for Astinos any more than he would cry for the other Spartan men killed that morning. So he would not shed a single tear.
Because Stelos was one of the bravest Sparta had seen. Because they came to Thermopylae with the purpose of earning their deaths. Because he was not Astinos’ father, and for that he had no reason to love him more than any of his brothers-in-arms.
And yet, blood would taste bitterer on the following attack, when he danced with his sword over Astinos’ deathbed.
He would blame the Persians. He would not cry.