Oh, good, there's a king. Obviously, he hasn't been paying attention to what his so called nobility has been up to in this region. Will he do anything to help Lord and Lady Lane? Now, Lady Lois will be free to marry her other neighbor to the East, Sir Daniel-the-Wildshirt-Scardino. And everyone will live happily ever after! Right? Lois and Dan, and Clark and Merlyn.
CLARK:
Or not.
Perhaps the Greek Myths aren't the best stories to hit next. They're all about Zeus cheating on his wife with EVERY FEMALE HE CAN FIND, and in not always so nice a manner. And young women being punished because men can't keep their hands off of them. Clark doesn't really want to read about another man of privilege (or in this case God) who does as he likes with the women in his life (with no repercussions), does he?
How about the story of Cupid and Psyche, where the crazy mother-in-law (that would be Aphrodite) makes Psyche go through Herculean trials to earn the right to continue to be married to her son (Cupid), whom Psyche hadn't known she was married to because she wasn't allowed to look upon him. Her jealous sisters convinced her that he must be hideous, so to take a peek at him with a candle while he was sleeping. (Basis for the Beauty & Beast Fairy tale, BTW). A much more romantic a story.
Or there's
The Lysistrata a Greek comedy (and one of my favorites) by Aristophanes. It's about the Greek women refusing to give men any sexual favors until they stop waging war because the women are tired of them being gone all the time. Very funny. Although probably not appropriate reading material for an unmarried woman at that time. Maybe after she and Clark run off to France.
Anyway, back to your story. I'm glad Lord and Lady Lane listened to Clark and believed him. Now, what? How exactly are you going to tie up these dangling strings in one Part, DC?
