While Virji was telling his story of Nishadha's recent history, his uncle was standing behind him listening to his version. Arjun and Virji were not extremely close and did not usually have deep conversations. They often traveled for the family business in opposite directions to cover the most distance. They also had incredibly different perspectives on life. Arjun was friends with Ithaca and Nishadha's royal family. He was childhood friends with Nala and had become friends with Odysseus during the Trojan War when he brought supplies to Troy for the family business.

These two strong friendships brought him to disagree with Virji's and Petros' versions. He walked up, and introduced himself to the men, joining to conversation.

Arjun was good friends with Odysseus and Penelope, so he knew details of the story Petros did not know. This friendship is why their family was such strong trading partners with the faraway small island kingdom. He also worked with his own royal family to secure diplomatic security for the family business. During the negotiations, he heard more details of King Nala's disappearance.

Petros began ranting about the troubles of Ithaca, thrilled he now had a larger audience, "Penelope was incredibly devoted. She remained single through the long Trojan War and for the ten years afterwards--twenty long years, only to be fooled by a pretender."

Arjun interjected, "Odysseus was able to string a large bow and use it to shoot an arrow through twelve axe-heads--a feat none of the suitors were able to complete. Then, Odysseus knew that one of the legs of the royal couple's bed was made from a living olive tree, so the bed could not be moved. This fact could not be known by any other person. That does not sound like a pretender to me."

The talkative Petros was once again speechless. He did not know what to do with all of this new information or how to process it. He could not just discount it because Arjun had closer connections to the royal family than he did. The last outcome Petros wanted was to find a new conspiracy to mutter about while he stocked his shelves; however, his theories seemed all but dust.

Arjun, seeing Petros stunned, continued, "Yes, Penelope is incredibly devoted. You argued she is one of the most devoted wives ever. She waited twenty years for her husband to return, never faltering. However, could you not say the same for Odysseus? He resisted fighting in the war because he did not want to leave Penelope, and then did every thing within his power to return. You should be thankful to have such a king."