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June 2, 2000 BC Dear War Journal,

After I wrote in you last, lots of things have happened. First of all after I heard the voice of the god, I rallied my troops and raised their spirits. If the great warriors of Troy are going to win this war, they will need high spirits. I then led them back to the wall that the Greeks put up to protect their ships. I think the Greeks were surprised to see me up and fighting again, but I will __never__ give up fighting for Troy! NEVER! We came on the Greeks like a great wave. We climbed over the broken wall and came near the ships. Then Nestor called to the Greeks telling them to fight like heroes. We Trojans knew that if the Greeks didn't fight like heroes, they would lose their ships because we would burn them. We would burn them so they would not return to their own land. I cried to my faithful troops to burn the ships. I laid my hands on the first ship and told the Trojan warriors to burn it. We were unsuccessful though. Every time one of my warriors tried to bring fire to the ships, the Greek warrior Aias would slay them.

Then the great Achilles joined the fight. He first slew the person who brought a great army to me to help us Trojans. His name was Sarpedon. I was not there at the time Sarpedon had fallen. The news got told to me by Glaukos, an ally of Sarpedon. After I had heard the news of Sarpedon's death, I went straight to where he lay on the battlefield. At the sight of his dead body my spirit grew weary and hopeless. I turned my horses back towards the city of Troy and galloped away. My faithful warriors followed me back towards the city and the Greeks took the body of the great Sarpedon. When I entered Troy, a person stood before me. I thought he was the great god Apollo, but he had a likeness of a mortal. The man spoke to me. He told me that the Greek warrior Patroklos was in the gates of Troy. I turned my chariot and went to find Patroklos.

When he saw me, the great Hector, he picked up a great stone and threw it at my Charioteer. It struck my charioteer and he tumbled out of the chariot. I leapt from the chariot, and Patroklos with the Greeks and I with the Trojans fought for my charioteer's body. Patroklos slew many men. Then a mysterious warrior came up behind Patroklos and struck the helmet from his head. Patroklos was so surprised; he dropped his great spear and shield. I then drove my grand spear through the body of Patroklos. Nobody knew who knocked of Patroklos' helmet. Most people say it was Apollo, but nobody is for certain. I then took the magnificent armor that Patroklos had worn and put it on myself.

I will tell you more later war journal, Hector, Prince of Troy