Telesias 10: Prothesis, Funeral Custom

A Great Argead Saga ALEXEIN Volume I: Telesias: The War Dance 368 BC: The Price of Peace Telesias 10: Prothesis, Funeral Custom The man who manages the funeral is the man who manages the succession.👑⚱️ The Grand Hall of Pella, once thundering with the war dance, is now drowned in the heavy scent of frankincense and myrrh. King Alexander II lies cold upon a ceremonial bronze couch, his royal shroud artfully hiding the blade wound that killed him. Standing at the head of the body is the murderer himself: the new Regent, Ptolemy of Aloros. Draped in hypocritical mourning gray, Ptolemy plays the grieving kinsman perfectly for the court. In Macedonian tradition, occupying the space of the chief mourner means physically seizing the state. Every noble who bows to the dead King is essentially swearing fealty to the usurper standing over him. Watching from the shadows, 14-year-old Prince Philip receives a chilling lesson in political theater from his mother, Queen Eurydice: "Look at his hands, Philip. Ptolemy does not touch the body with the palm. Even now, he fears the blood of a King will stain him forever." Alexander is no longer a brother—he is a prop in a deadly new game. And Philip knows he must stay alive for the future. #PhilipOfMacedon #AncientHistory #Prothesis #Alexeine #HistoricalFiction #MacedonianEmpire #PalaceIntrigue #AncientGreece #EpicHistory #Betrayal #BookTeaser