The Laurel

<p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In The Laurel the gods and the mortals interplay and both will learn a valuable lesson about love and life a lesson that will forever be told. Zeus after bedding and impregnating the fair Titaness Leto becomes father to twins: Apollo and Artemis. Unlike his other bastard children Apollo and Artemis are made into gods an event which will set the course for the rest of the story.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Artemis has never forgotten the heartache that her mother suffered at the hands of her father Zeus and as such she wishes to leave a solitary life away from men and love and relationships. Though she stands firm in her conviction moments bubble up in her that are full of yearning.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Apollo who has never been seen without a smile on his face is much more fanciful and wanting than Artemis. He </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>wants</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>love and he wants it in a big way. Having loved and lost love </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Apollo</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> believes he has found it again with the beautiful nymph </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Daphne</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>. He quickly learns however that she has made a vow to celibacy. But that doesn't matter to Apollo; his love for her is so profound that he asks her to be his companion to live with him just so that he can be near her.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Apollo's lifelong wish is about to come true but people on the fringes of his life have other plans. Those plans not only thwart what could be the love of a lifetime for Apollo but it also will be the catalyst to which both gods and mortals will learn how much one should love how much one should consider the feelings of the one coveted.</span></p><p></p>