The Lament Of Athena's Servant

“Do you know what it's like to have everything taken from you? 

Snatched from your fingers, like fish gobbled by the preying bird? 

I was once as naive as you are now, placing trust in everyone and everything I laid my eyes on! 

I was obedient! 

I did my duty and I did it well. 

Surely it would be enough. Surely if I were in trouble, I would be offered aid, right? 

Wrong!

My naivety has brought my downfall. I am punished. 

My life is finished. 

The sinful act done against me has defiled the temple of Athena. And now I carry the burden of it.

My hands yearn to rip through every bloody living pig that oversteps his territory. 

But I cannot. 

This is my punishment. 

My rage will stretch outwards, but my fists will never reach. 

All I can get are the damned statues. I can do no harm, even in their death. I live my life in envy. 

My untouchable crown is my poison, and I die slowly by it."