Question

Guys help me with this how can I write it in a way that I can avoid narrating

Answer 1

Answer:

Don't write it from a 3rd person point of view.

Explanation:

Write it in 1st or 2nd person. Automatically it's not a narrative.

Answer 2

Dude check this out, it's a possible statement in DIRECT speech:

Pythias lost hope in convincing Dionysius so he said, "Give me two of days of freedom to see my family, friends and to set things aside then I'll come back to give up my life"