Commander Atreios nods at Hustgol as he carefully gives a pat on the back of the soldier.
"Glad to be of service to Troy and the envoy of gods." Seems like the priest likes being in control and center of attention, perhaps that can be used to his own advantage.
He then turns to his soldiers.
"You men are excused from training for two days. Carrying the chest was enough to replace that, and now you know there is still more strength to be gained through discipline and training. Improve yourselves and once you can also carry such a chest on your own for a distance you will join the elite of Troas."Athanasios takes a glimpse at the priest then looks at the palace entrance and considers his options. The Commander could use his rank to gain access but that is likely not a good idea considering social standing and lack of invitation. Athanasios will be able to notify Hector soon enough of the chest's arrival anyway, but it isn't unheard of an officer giving extra escort for valuable assets.
He could send in a pair of soldiers or Epona, but a former slave turned scout is not likely to gain better reactions than himself. The palace guards are bound to the King and royal family however and not to Hustgol.
Athanasios turns to the palace guards.
"Notify Prince Paris and Prince Hector of the safe arrival of the chest as soon as possible." This is probably the best action he can do currently, the guard will be duty bound to make the princes aware on the request of a Commander and as such Hustgol can't be sneaky about the items inside of it, even if he planned to stay silent about those. Hector is likely to get to know of the chest sooner in the palace than from Athanasios too, as he can't be sure when he would have time and opportunity to meet the prince.
Commander Atreios will wait with Epona until the priest and the chest disappear from view in the courtyard before leaving, unless something happens that requires them to go inside.