Thieves at the Gate — James Enge

"Thieves at the Gate" was published in the anthology Blackguards: Tales of Assassins, Mercenaries, and Rogues.

About this story, author James Enge says, "The principal thief in this story is me. I stole the world and characters for 'Thieves at the Gate' from Homer. It's always been interesting to me how people like Odysseus (or Gunnarr Hamundarson or whoever) could be decent, respectable guys at home and murderous pirates abroad. This isn't really the answer, but it's an answer."