Artists of Deception - Odysseus x Wife!Reader
Requested by @blackedropedreaper
" (...) For Odysseus: (reader is female) Y/n is his wife and most trusted adviser. They're sitting in the hills, she's playing a lyre, while he's looking after the sheep and petting his dog. They're having a good time, but are soon interrupted by the messengers of king Agamenmon(?)."
Sure! This one is shorter than the last one, but i feel it plays quite nicely with the movie scene.
Summary: Used as you are to participate in most of your husband's schemes, you gladly join him in the humble welcome phrank he has planned for the heralds of Agamemnon.
It was a quiet moment, like a calm before the storm. The mycenaeans have arrived, surely to deliver demmands of their king regarding the war against the trojans that was about to be unleashed. Rumours kept your kingdom alert and your husband was already informed of their presence, but he decided he wasn't going to let then come down from their ships unbothered. Being tricked by the king was sometimes an informal part of hospitality on Ithaca and not everyone was a aware that his queen enjoyed phranks as much as him. Your minds worked as one and when it was about fooling people, you were able to play them like the sweet music on your lyre while waiting in the hills.
Odysseus brought his dog to play his own acting part as guardian of a few sheeps you had arround you. Disguised as you were, you appeared to be a happy couple of peasants enjoying of a rest from the day's work and that was exactly what the heralds of Agamemnon thought when they stumbled with you.
You stopped playing, allowing them to speak.
" … We heard King Odysseus is hidding in the hills. "
There was no story previously planned and part of the fun was participating of his improvisations, so you let your husband speak first.
" Odysseus? That old bastard drinks my wine and never pays. "
You laughed in a way that allowed them to interpret your amusement as agreement of his insults.
Both were disconcerted, but only one of the messengers awkwardly replied him.
" … You must respect your king, friend."
Odysseus faked indignation with great naturality.
" Respect him? I want to punch him in the face! Allways chazing my wife, trying to tear her clothes off. "
The mycenaeans were too weirded by the whole situation, but you understood it was your call to join the fun.
" He should listen to the complains of the people instead of staring at my breasts everytime he steps inside the tavern." You commented, with equal disdain. " That piece of shit has no respect for anyone … He may punish the carriers of messages if they give him bad news. "
" That, if they chatch him sober. " Odysseus recalled, going deeper into the details you introduced. " Everyone thinks he is some sort of mad genius, but that's because the foreigners meet him only when he isn't drunk off his ass. "
" Take off the genius and stay with the madness, Odysseus is a fraud! The reputation he has harvested is completely false. "
" He is an useless bureaoucrat! I doubt he really does Greece any favors. "
The heralds understood they weren't going to get any usefull information from the two subjects who despised their king, so they intended to leave.
As they did, Odysseus began to mock them.
" I hope Agamemnon's generals are smarter than his emisaries! "
They turned back inmediately, their cluelessness and shock becoming your delight as you started to finally release your first chuckles.
He smiled mischievously at them before delivering the confirmation.
" You want me to help you fight the trojans. "
They realized of their mistake and rushed to correct it bowing with great respect.
" Forgive us, King Odysseus. "
You noticed their tension and tried to help from that front.
" Don't worry, you never stood a chance. We are artists of deception. "
Odysseus remembered that proper presentations weren't made on your side and quickly corrected that.
" She is my wife and most trusted advisor. Whatever you want to discuss with me, you can say it in front of her."
You smiled pridefully as they followed the gesture they just had with him, honoring you equally as they should.
" And I guess you came to take him away from me sooner just because your king can't stand doing his own deals with Achilles. "
The situation had happened before, you were perfectly aware of how the mycenaean king handled his most strategical but broken political relationship.
" He asks about you everytime we meet, regardless of how most times i'm there to persuade him." Odysseus joked as a way to calm you. " And he will keep us all safer if he fights on our side. "
The heralds smiled awkwardly, considering their mission accomplished.
" They better bring you home as soon as they can before this will start, or I will do the travel to Phtia myself and drag Achilles by the earlobe like the damn child he is. "
" Lovely, isn't she? " He commented to the newcomers. " This woman is the love of my life. With such fierce queen i will not have to worry too much about the state of my kingdom."
