[ Reynir, completely unaware of Onni's self-deprecating thoughts, considers his answer to the question, humming a bit and shrugging. ]
Mmm, I guess a little bit? But, like, way less swashbuckling than those sorts of heroes usually are. He didn't just show up and challenge the evil king. He knew that would just get him killed and all those kids would keep getting sacrificed and it wouldn't do any good at all. So he, like, disguised himself and volunteered as one of the sacrifices, so when he showed up to the island with the maze everyone thought he was just a regular guy.
[ His eyes are shining with enthusiasm as he keeps talking, voice picking up a little speed: ]
I mean the whole reason he survived is 'cause he was careful about it. He planned. There was a page where he was deciding what to bring with him, since he knew he only had room to hide one thing from the guards to the maze, and he picked a ball of thread instead of his sword. He figured that when he got to the beast at the center, he could come up with some way to trick or trap it and get the upper hand, but he wasn't gonna be able to outsmart a maze. So he tied the thread to the entrance of the maze and once he'd beaten the beast, he led all the other sacrifices out safely...
[ Reynir trails off, then, glancing over at Onni and rubbing the back of his neck with his hand. ]
Ah, sorry, I'm - it's the full moon, and - I'm a little drunk, and I'm talking so much about a stupid kid's book.
watch as i deliberately butcher greek mythology for my own purposes
Mmm, I guess a little bit? But, like, way less swashbuckling than those sorts of heroes usually are. He didn't just show up and challenge the evil king. He knew that would just get him killed and all those kids would keep getting sacrificed and it wouldn't do any good at all. So he, like, disguised himself and volunteered as one of the sacrifices, so when he showed up to the island with the maze everyone thought he was just a regular guy.
[ His eyes are shining with enthusiasm as he keeps talking, voice picking up a little speed: ]
I mean the whole reason he survived is 'cause he was careful about it. He planned. There was a page where he was deciding what to bring with him, since he knew he only had room to hide one thing from the guards to the maze, and he picked a ball of thread instead of his sword. He figured that when he got to the beast at the center, he could come up with some way to trick or trap it and get the upper hand, but he wasn't gonna be able to outsmart a maze. So he tied the thread to the entrance of the maze and once he'd beaten the beast, he led all the other sacrifices out safely...
[ Reynir trails off, then, glancing over at Onni and rubbing the back of his neck with his hand. ]
Ah, sorry, I'm - it's the full moon, and - I'm a little drunk, and I'm talking so much about a stupid kid's book.