Nefeli gulps seeing the witch in her full glory "my queen! This woman escaped the grips of the bad pigs at the port! She is delusional talking about loving one of her agressors!" One nymph said "w-wait i am not delusional! You are the woman that took my friends!" Nefeli frowns and pulls out her blade. Circe frowns and sighs "your mind was manipulated...with time...we will help you heal...but for now...i can't risk any harm coming to my nymphs" Her eyes glew as she chanted a spell, Nefeli gasped as she started coughing black feathers...she screams in agony, her body shrinking and growing feathers...but her cries soon turned into caws. Circe gently picked her up and put her in a cage "i am sorry" she walks off to her nymphs "CAW CAW CAW CAW!!!" Nefeli screeches.

From the door...certain messanger grins...

As time went on, Nefeli fought against the cage 'just what i needed...how can athena move so easily as an owl!! This is torture!!' She caws loudly 'wait....i have a sharp beak...' she hums seeing the keyhole 'i will peck your eyes out witch...' she smirks but as she tried...tree roots got into her cage and wrapped around her...pinning her to the ground of the cage "why do you keep insisting...? They took you from your home, abused you...you nearly die by their care..." circe frowns freeing just her beek "that is not true! I am from ithaca i had been best friends with my captain ever since we were kids...you have to believe me...." Nefeli begs "your mind is far gone...if we can't help you...i will have no other choise but to get rid of you..." the roots started squeezing Nefeli tightly, she whines and screeches struggling...soon they stopped "but if what you say it's true...we will soon see...everyones true colours are revealed on act of lust..." circe muted Nefeli again before walking off, ignoring the poor girl's screeches.

Meanwhile, the two ithacans walked though the forest, searching for the missing men and the rather small woman "knowing her, the palace is already on fire" Odysseus sighs deeply "y-yeah...she must be...fighting the witch with no problem" Po gulps "r-right?" He trembles, little lotus peaks from his messy hair, he had a small little sad face "scared..<:3" The king of ithaca sighs patting his shoulder "you must prepare for everything my friend...but i promise once we make it back home...i will marry you both" he smiles, Po's eyes sparkled "y-you would...?" He hums "yup...if i am named godfather before eurylochus" Odysseus smirks.
But their lovely moment was interrupted as giggles could be heard around the both of them "show yourself!!" Po frowns gripping his axe "I must say what a brilliant speech you gave~" a mysterious but rather happy voice said, odysseus frowns and put Polydeuces behind him "Who goes there?..." he asked lowly "Just a friend who could help you save your men and your little lover~ A foe like Circe is not to be messed with....You want to beat her? You'll need the blessing of a certain god...Divine intervention....Someone who's not afraid to send a message~" he touched their shoulders making them turn around, the messanger of gods floated in his full glory. Polydeuces smiled brightly "Hermes?" He said in awe, hermes giggled picking Po up and spinning him around "you should get your game up~ she tamed you like a hunter to a wild dog~" he giggles loudly making Po blush "i-" again interrupted as he was dropped on his butt "Wouldn't you like a taste of the power? Wouldn't you like to use more than words? Deep in the night, the fight lasts for hours....You can be hurt or you can beat her~" hermes floated around appearing behind odysseus and making him tap dance "Wouldn't you like to have some of the magic? Wouldn't you like your outcome preferred? Deep in the night, the fight can be tragic~ I'll help you conquer her!!" He took their hands and threw them up into the sky, both landing on a masive plate "w-what the-" Po was interrupted again when an apple was shoved to his mouth "She can turn you into an animal that'll end up on her plate..." Po coughs out apple only to be transported to a bed with odysseus, rose petals around and candles, both blushed deeply "i have a wife..." Odysseus looks away "and i have a girlfriend..." Po gulps "lets agree never speak of this..." Odysseus suggested, Po just nods...but hermes snapped his fingers making them both go naked "HUH?!" they covered themselves with blankets "She can all but make you fall in love like you're on your hundredth date~" hermes made a smoke heart "w-wait a min-" Po yelps being shoved away into a monster den as a roar was heard "AAAAH!!!" He screams terrified "She can conjure up a monster that'll grind you to the bones~" before the beast could eat Po, hermes dragged them both away "She has all the ways to haunt you, when you take her on alone~" Po trembles hugging himself "i just need...to catch my breath..." he bends threatening to puke, odysseus patting his back "there there..." he mumbles.

Hermes smirks and giggles "you already got dragged around by your lady~ you can't take a bit of dancing?~" he chuckles loudly grabbing odysseus now, showing him a blue glowing root "Wouldn't you like a taste of the power? Wouldn't you like to use more than words? Deep in the night, the fight lasts for hours...You can be hurt or you can beat her~" Po tried to sneak away only to be snatched by hermes again "no more teleporting please..." he gulps "Wouldn't you like to have some of the magic? Wouldn't you like your outcome preferred? Deep in the night, the fight can be tragic...I'll help you conquer her~" he put both men and got in front of them, showing the glowing root "Oh-oh, here in the root of this flower.....There lies such a power to take her on...You must consume and digest it....Then you'll manifest a being of your creation~" he appears behind them and hugs their shoulders making a rainbow with his hands "All you need's imagination though it's only for a moment...'Til you've beaten your opponent~" the root appeared on their hands, hermes floats up side down "And I call this root, "Holy moly" " Odysseus and Po looked confused "huh?-" before they could realize, their feet were off the ground "Oh not again!!" Po groans as hermes floated with them giggling loudly "Wouldn't you like a taste of the power? Wouldn't you like to use more than words? Deep in the night, the fight lasts for hours...You can be hurt or you can beat her~" he laughs "i hate this!! I hate this so much!!!" Polydeuces screams loudly, getting absolutely ignored by a giggling hermes "Wouldn't you like to have some of the magic? Wouldn't you like your outcome preferred? Deep in the night, the fight can be tragic...I'll help you conquer her~" hermes waves a bye bye to Polydeuces as he held odysseus up, the poor guy was dropped on a tree...falling and ending up in a bush "Wouldn't you like a taste of the power? Wouldn't you like to use more than words? Deep in the night, the fight lasts for hours...You can be hurt or you can beat her~ Wouldn't you like to have some of the magic? Wouldn't you like your outcome preferred? Deep in the night, the fight can be tragic...I'll help you conquer her!!" He gently puts odysseus back down. Poor Polydeuces groans in the bush, the captain smiles at the god "Hermes!! Thank you" he hums "Don't thank me, friend...You very well may die! Good luck~ oh and dear Po, we are rooting for you~" he said as he winks at the tired man before disappearing.
Odysseus shakes his head confused and went to help Polydeuces "we need to eat this now.." he gulps, Polydeuces takes a deep breath and nods "for nefeli...and for our friends..." with that...they swallowed the root "uuuuuuuuugh tastes like Eurylochus sandles..." Polydeuces groans "wait how do you know that...?" Odysseus raised an eyebrow.

At the palace, nefeli silently cries...she wanted to go home...she wanted her mom...she wanted her brothers back "Oh dear....don't cry....you are safe with me...we can take care of you..." circe gently pets her small crow head "you...bellong here..." she hums.

Nefeli stared at her in disbelief 'maybe she is right...'