No Greater Fury...

So, I think that just about sums up everything that happened before we landed in Carthage. Now to continue on from where we left off. Aeneas had just explained to Dido everything that had happened, while she stared at him with a look somewhere between a mountain cat stalking its prey, and a love struck girl. At the time, I remember I had the unmistakable feeling that something very troublesome was about to happen.I didn't unpack my belongings that night.

The next day Aeneas tells me that he's going to go out hunting with Dido....right..."hunting" Not half a day later he comes walking back down from where they left. Besides Aeneas having that big stupid grin he gets, I noticed that Dido seemed a lot more clingy than before. At this point that feeling from earlier became a full onset of pure dread.

Aeneas told us we were going to be staying in Carthage, despite all of the insanity we've been through already on our way to Italy. Does he really think that we'll just be able to stay, and the gods wont notice? Honestly, Aeneas a guy can only be so dumb. Nonetheless I still didn't unpack my belongings. I still had that feeling.

Not long after I was talking with him, and Aeneas was trying to tell me about Dido on their hunting trip, and I was doing everything I could to change the subject when Mercury just kind of appears next Aeneas. That guy is way too sneaky, and way too fast, even for a god. He gives us this whole spiel about fate and Italy and all that mumbo jumbo we've heard oh so many times before. The worst part is Aeneas is just standing there with this completely surprised face, because the concept of fate is still just soooo complex.

So Aeneas tells the soldiers to start preparing a fleet to sail to Italy. Now, I say a lot of mean things about Aeneas here, but at the end of the day he's my friend, my best friend in fact. However, of all the things Aeneas has ever done, nothing is stupider than this. He forgot to tell Dido that he was leaving.

 Now he may have played it off like he was keeping a secret, but trust me. I was there when Dido screamed at Aeneas for leaving. His face wasn't one of guilt, it was a face of "oh crap, I forgot to tell her". He did the same thing on he and his previous wife's anniversary. That's another thing! Aeneas' wife died not even a year ago, but he's perfectly fine with "hunting" with a girl he JUST MET! I hate to admit it, but I enjoyed watching him get yelled at, it was about time as far as I'm concerned.

Over the next couple of days I was too preoccupied with preparing the ships to actually pay attention to Dido and Aeneas fighting, but I did notice a lot of wood was being brought into the city, whatever it was for I was certain could be nothing good.

That night I was just getting to sleep when Aeneas come crashing through the door yelling about leaving, and fate, and a whole lot of nonsensical gibberish. So I get the men up and we prepare to leave the city. It didn't take long before we were on the dark waters once again.

As we were leaving I noticed a light come from the center of Carthage. Maybe it was just my eyes playing tricks on me, but I could have sworn I saw a flicker, as if something had displaced part of the light source. At the same time I was filled with a feeling of sorrow, it was very morbid.

The whole time as I was sailing away I couldn't stop thinking about Dido. Why she chose Aeneas of all people. He's dumb, obnoxious, and uncaring.

Why him, when there are so many better guys....guys like me...