I have been told that Achilleus and Agamemnon have reconciled. This can not be good for the Trojans. Hektor needs to make sure that his men are on their toes and their moral is high. Since Achilleus has agreed to fight, Agamemnon has made sure Achilleus boat is filled with everything he was promised including Briseis. As both sides are preparing for battle Zeus decides it would be ok if the gods step back in to battle. At first I thought this would give the Trojans hope, but when they decided to stay away I began to worry. As the battle started I prayed to the gods to help the Trojans as much as they could. After Poseidon saves Aenias from Achilleus I knew they had heard my grief. After Poseidon saved Aenias, Hektor challenged Achilleus I was told that he would have died if it wasn't for Apollo. While Hektor was saved Achilleus still reeked havoc on the rest of the Trojan army and even started throwing their bodies into the Xanthus water. This started to upset the gods and Xanthus almost killed Achilleus until Hephaistos started to boil the water. Once Achilleus promised to stop dumping bodies into the water the gods were at peace. Apollo has still not entered the battlefield to help fight off the Achaians besides saving Hektor. This worries Priam especially when he sees all the dead Trojans. He decided to open the doors of Troy so that the soldiers are able to go to safety.
As I watch the battle from the walls of Troy I have kept an eye on Achilleus. He fights like he is a one man army. I can tell by his actions that he is focused more on avenging Patroklos's death then fighting with the army as one. He has his own agenda that he needs to take care of, and Hektors death is number one. As the fighting continued, Priam lets the soldiers come in to the walls. I saw this as a sign of defeat. Priam is starting to realize that with the help of Achilleus there is no stopping the Achaians, and this is the only way to protect his men. The end of this war is near. and I feel that the walls of Troy will soon fall.
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