The most likely reason Odysseus and company geared for battle is that the suitors families will probably have some questions. Option C is correct.
Odysseus is a legendary Greek king of Ithaca as well as the hero of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey. Odysseus also plays a fundamental role in Homer's Iliad and other works in that same epic cycle.
Odysseus is son of Laërtes and Anticlea, husband of Penelope and father of Telemachus and Acusilaus.