A/N - The earlier chapter was uploaded by mistake but I've already fixed it, if you're still getting the wrong chapter, try clearing your cache.
The scene unfolding in the palace throne room bordered on comical. Princess Athena struggled to exit, her determined strides hampered by the full weight of the king hanging dramatically from her waist. His fingers clutched desperately at her training leathers as she dragged him across the polished marble floor.
"Please do your old man a favor," King Alexander pleaded, his dignified royal demeanor completely abandoned. His crown sat slightly askew as he clung to his daughter with the tenacity of a drowning man.
Athena's face remained a mask of irritation. "Let me go! I don't have time to guard some pretty boy," she declared, continuing her march toward the doorway with her royal burden in tow. Her sword clanked against her hip with each determined step.
