The Descent

It's nighttime right now and Dante and I are just starting our journey.  He started to go on for a while about how he didn't think he was worthy enough to have me as his guide, which is flattering in my opinion.  Even though its flattering to hear that, I can see how Dante is upset. Seeing him like this is kind of upsetting, so I decided to tell him about how Beatrice was concerned with his well-being and decided to go into Hell herself to ask me to guide him.  Also I told him about how I promised her that I would lead him through Hell, but also lead him through Hell safely.  Telling him all of that did seem to lift his spirits which is good!  Once he was happier, we continued on our way down to the Gate of Hell. 

POINT OF REFERENCE

Just as a point of reference for all of my readers, Dante and I began our journey on the Friday during the Easter season.  This means that it is also the time of resurrection.

Meeting Dante

I'm back, and as promised, my first impression of Dante...so let me start with when I first got there.  I show up expecting Dante to be just walking around trying to figure out what to do next in order to get back to the True Way.  But no, he was cowering down on the ground trying to hide or something from a She-Wolf that had been trying to pursue him.  This tells me that Dante is more than likely going to be a handful during this journey.  But it will be ok, I hope at least.  It's funny, the first thing that Dante said to me was to take pity on him.  I guess what he didn't realize is that I am going to be helping him a lot.  After telling Dante who I was and why I was there he stated that I was his guide which was pretty cool because everything suddenly felt real.  He then said for me to lead him on to Peter's gate.  So with that, our journey began!

Post 1: Introductions

Hello to all! My name is Virgil, I was just assigned to a guy named Dante to help him through Hell.  This blog is going to be all about my journey through Hell with Dante.  He has apparently gotten off the path of the True Way and has now found himself in the Dark Wood of Error.  My job is to take this Dante through the different layers of Hell so he can see the different punishments the souls go through because of their decisions they made while they were alive.  Here's to hoping that Dante isn't too much trouble!  I better go and meet him and tell him how I am going to be helping the next few days.  I'll keep you guys updated the whole time, don't worry!  I'll be sure to even post about my impression of Dante after I meet him!  Wish me luck!