Once the battle was over and I saw that the troops had disappeared over the horizon, only then did I begin to make my way back to the city's fortress. But not before noticing that the place where Leontes had been standing was now empty, which meant that either the general had escaped or he had been taken away by the soldiers who remained standing without me noticing.
In any case, it didn't matter; the war was probably over. Not even the king of Athens would be foolish enough to resume the conflict after a god from Olympus had basically descended and wiped out his entire army, right?
Anyway, the important thing now was that the city was safe.
Once the gates of the walls were opened, everyone on the walls was on their knees with their heads against the ground, their hands outstretched, clearly bowing to me.
And I don't blame them. After what I did out there, if I were a mortal, even I would have knelt before myself.
