My father--he was the leader-- [She stops, gathering herself.]
...The army needed to get to Troy. And the winds weren't cooperating, because my father, who is the High King, had angered a goddess. So to punish him, she demanded that he sacrifice me, his first-born daughter, in exchange for a fair wind.
...In defense of my father, I think he wanted to do the right thing, but couldn't.
And anyway, I went willingly. Some might argue that I had no choice, but I know that when faced with your fate, you have reach out and make it your own choice, not the gods.
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