"Hey Matera, how did you first meet Euanthe?" - SuperBellico

Matera: Well, I never really met her, per se.

I guess, to directly answer your question, my mother left and my father left me in the hands of the most capable slave in the Gynaikonitis, which is roughly the equivalent of the Western Harem. Euanthe told me that she had recently given birth, the baby unfortunately died, so she was ready to take over the role of nursing me as soon as possible.

I've known her all my life. She breastfed me, which is what nurses do, and she's been looking after for me, teaching me skills that every woman should know so that I should one day wed, playing with me, and protecting me for as long as I can remember. You know, what mothers should do. I wouldn't know, though, I've only read about them in books.

Also, Euanthe is petite and has short, blonde hair like my birth mother, so maybe that's another reason Father chose her.