by MarcGilman
It’s the end of Summer for Pericles, an Athenian High Noble, who is about to go back to Athena Academy for his Senior Year. This year at the Academy will be his last chance to find a political wife of nobility to stand by his side and navigate the cut-throat world of Greek politics or wind up in an arranged marriage threatened by his father the Eponymous Archon! He also needs to find himself a work wife to help him as he takes up a role in the family agri-business to support the women in his life, all while trying to navigate the ins and outs of Academy life! Join me in following the adventures of the young noble as he tries to thread the trials and tribulations of love and romance in the preeminent institution for nobles in all of Ancient Greece!
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