Only my eyes felt like my own,larger and darker than his. He kissed me,catching me up in a soft, opened warmth that breathed sweetness into my throat. Then he took my hand and we went outside to the Myrmidons.
I took a last look at Achilles, standing by the side of the chariot, almost forlorn. I reached for his hand, and he gripped it. "Be careful," he said.
"I will."
There was more to say,but for onee we did not say it. There would be other times for speaking, tonight and tomorrow and all days after that. He let go of my hand.