•Caliban lay half awake on dank stones. He heard Socrates’ snores comfortably above him in the darkness. Socrates was still alive. Alive until the Delos offering ship returned to Athinai. The priests crowned the stern of the ship the day before Socrates’ trial. Already nearly a month passed since the ship left with the thank offering to Apollo. Until the ship returned to port, Athinai lived in a “holy season” where no human life could be taken. Soon the ship would return, and with it would come Socrates’ executioners.