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Barbarian … Queen … Priestess
Chapter Four
An Unexpected Ally
Three fourths of the month passed and despite her seething anger, Xena fulfilled her mission flawlessly. Her presence raised the morale of the men, and under her instruction, they were trained and shaped into a fighting force she was almost proud of. Given six months, she could make them invincible. Not unlike the armies she had commanded in the past.
She even toyed with the idea of leading a contingent back to the palace, and forcibly removing the High Priestess and her influence. But she knew she wouldn't. Despite the fact that Gabrielle seemed to have turned against her, she couldn't take the chance that she or her son could be injured or killed. Xena knew Lorelei put some kind of hex or spell on them, all of them. And it was up to her to find out how to break it.
Xena was a half day from the palace and had stopped to make camp for the night. She still had no viable plan. But she knew she HAD to think of some way of getting through to Gabrielle. She needed some way of convincing her. As she honed the edge of her sword, she felt — something. Something she didn't like — a presence. Something — evil?
Swinging her sword in slow circles, turning around, making sure no one was coming up behind her, she finally called out, "Okay! I know you're there! Show yourself!"
A moment later there was a flash of light, and standing before her was a tall, dark-haired man wearing black leather, with a sword even larger and heavier than Xena's. At the same instant he appeared, Xena swung her sword, intending to disembowel him. But instead the sword passed harmless though him, as if through smoke. She swung again, and again her sword passed through him.
"You're only going to tire yourself out like that," he said with a large grin.
"Who in Tartarus are you! And what do you want?" Xena demanded.
The man made an exaggerated bow.
"Ares is the name. War is my game."
"Ares? The God of War Ares?"
"The one and only. And what do I want? Well, let's say I just thought it was time we met."
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