A Puzzling Conversation Between the King and his Captain
I recently noticed a particular exchange in The King of Attolia that doesn't make very much sense. At least not yet.
"This could have been one of you, though," said Eugendies, running a finger along a short white ridge near the hollow of his shoulder. He looked at Teleus. "Was it?"
The captain shook his head.
"You transferred him? Are you worried about my taste in revenge?'
"Should I be?" Teleus asked bluntly.
"Not for that," said the king.
page 378-379 of The King of Attolia
It seems whoever gave Eugendies this scar on his shoulder is an Attolian guardsmen or palace employee of some sort that Teleus transferred to protect. Perhaps, it happened when Eugendies was held prisoner in Attolia, because he asks "Was it?" like he does not know the identity of the person. I went through the beginning of The Queen of Attolia, and can't find any person in particular who was mentioned striking/wounding Eugendies on the shoulder severaly enough to leave a lasting scar.
So the questions are...
Who is this person, exsactly?
Why did they hit/wound Eugendies on the shoulder?
Why would Teleus want to protect them?
Also, Eugendies says he wouldn't take revenge for "that". Is this a reference to the scar or something else?
I can't figure this one out on my own, and would like some opinions.
What's going on here?
"This could have been one of you, though," said Eugendies, running a finger along a short white ridge near the hollow of his shoulder. He looked at Teleus. "Was it?"
The captain shook his head.
"You transferred him? Are you worried about my taste in revenge?'
"Should I be?" Teleus asked bluntly.
"Not for that," said the king.
page 378-379 of The King of Attolia
It seems whoever gave Eugendies this scar on his shoulder is an Attolian guardsmen or palace employee of some sort that Teleus transferred to protect. Perhaps, it happened when Eugendies was held prisoner in Attolia, because he asks "Was it?" like he does not know the identity of the person. I went through the beginning of The Queen of Attolia, and can't find any person in particular who was mentioned striking/wounding Eugendies on the shoulder severaly enough to leave a lasting scar.
So the questions are...
Who is this person, exsactly?
Why did they hit/wound Eugendies on the shoulder?
Why would Teleus want to protect them?
Also, Eugendies says he wouldn't take revenge for "that". Is this a reference to the scar or something else?
I can't figure this one out on my own, and would like some opinions.
What's going on here?