Agamemnon, Seer and others in “Unfinished Business”

What happened?

She demands...

Speak, man. What is it?

She demands... a sacrifice, of a dove purer than pure. I tried. I took a white dove in my hand, cut its' throat, but she just laughed. She said, "That is not the dove I mean" [stares at Agamemnon] The dove she wants... is human.

Human?

...Your daughter.

[after a long pause]... This will be prevented. Try again.

Brother-

Don't say anything. There must be a way.

The Goddess was clear.

Why? Why demand that? To kill my own blood, why?!

So you can look a Trojan in the eye as you break into their city, and know that nothing they suffered can compare to what you suffered here.

What kind of justice is that?

The justice of war, my Lord.

Then we won't travel to Troy.

You will have us look like cowards!

Then you give up your child!

Hermione wasn't asked for!

... What if I offer myself? I'll slit my own throat-

Then we lose a leader, and gain nothing. [pause] There is no negotiation, sir. You know that.

Brother, we are running out of time.

We must find the best way to expedite-

"Expedite?" Expedite?! Do you have a heart?!

Yes, my Lord. But we are here, now. The winds will not change unless you do. Your men will not follow a King the Gods have abandoned.