chapter 6: perseus and medusa

4: AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK

At Polydectes’ banquet, I arrive with nothing to offer while nobles shower the king with gold and horses. In jest, I vow to bring him the head of Medusa, and the hall falls silent as he accepts my challenge. I see the trap, yet honor binds me to my word. To save my mother and prove my worth, I must face a monster whose eyes can turn gods to stone.

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