Chapter 10Perseus grabbed a cloth sack from the pack on Pegasus’s side, and walked over to Medusa’s head, looking into his shield the whole way. He threw the sack over it, collected the head inside, and tied the sack off at the top. Then he collapsed onto the ground, held his head in his hands, and wept.
“Perseus?” It was Bellerophon’s voice, small and timid.
“You can open your eyes,” Perseus said through his tears. “It’s safe.”
Bellerophon rushed over to him. “What happened?”
“Sorry for crying,” Perseus said, sniffling. “That was just…really intense.”
Pegasus, clearly in need of comfort, came over to Perseus and nuzzled him, then folded his legs beneath him and sat his large body on the ground next to them. Perseus stroked the horse’s snout and told Bellerophon everything that had ha
