When my crew and I left the land of the Dead we went straight back to bury Elpenor. We then feasted for the night and ventured out back into the sea the next morning. Kirke told me of what is in the future for my companions and what can happen if we did different things correctly or incorrectly. First we passed by the island of Seirenes, which was like torture to me because the music that they played was so beautiful ( I got a thing for music). Then we went to the land of Skylla and Kharybdis and survived again, thankfully, with small losses. Then things started to go wrong. When we passed by the island of Helios and his cattle my men insisted on stopping to rest. I made them promise not to kill any of the animals for fear of the warning that Kirke gave me. Luck did not go our way though after that. For a month the weather was made poor by Zeus and eventually my men killed some of the cattle while I was sleeping. When we launched out again a storm came and ruined the ship and killed all of my men. I slowly drifted back to the dark island of Skylla and Kharybdis but survived. Though another dark time lies ahead of me as I near Kalypso's island.
I think that, for the most part, Odysseus' men did a good job in keeping promises and avoiding danger. Although they failed at the very end and and caused destruction for everybody. In general, it's hard to keep cravings down for a month when what you crave is right in front of you.
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