Corvus, with his eyes that seemed to pierce through time, listened intently as Alcides and Eurydice unraveled the events they witnessed in front of Zeus' temple. His face remained inscrutable, like an ancient stone etched with the secrets of ages.
The two youths, eager for insight, spoke of Bastian's arrival, the scroll tossed to the consuls, and the subdued atmosphere that clung to the air like an invisible shroud. Eurydice, always curious, asked Corvus if he knew more about the Athenian soldiers, hoping the wise old man would shed light on the enigmatic Bastian.
Corvus sighed, a sound that carried the weight of countless years. "The Athenian army, led by Bastian, is a force that has witnessed the ebb and flow of civilizations. They have danced on the graves of empires, and their might
