Callisto sat on the chair with her legs resting on the desk. She talked to Gabrielle with respect but she continually felt like she was more important than Gabrielle.

Callisto knew that she had to obey every order that Gabrielle gave to her, no mater what. This was the order from Dahak and in the past month she had learnt that you never disobey an order from Dahak, never; though this didn’t stop Callisto hiding secrets from Dahak. He could read her mind but she had found a way to manipulate what he read, in the end keeping things from him such as what she carried with her all the time. When Callisto spent time in hell she completed a favour for Hades, and in return for her services he gave her a small vile of Hinds-blood. She carried it around her neck in a small leather pocket hidden and disguised from wandering eyes.  One drop could kill a god; it was the only known poison to gods.

Callisto talked to Gabrielle about the demons that Dahak had aquired for secret assassinations, about Kanara, the army she was training for Dahak. Callisto soon became bored and decided to challenge Gabrielle to a game of darts. Gabrielle accepted thankful that Callisto had finally stopped talking. With a flick of her hand Callisto opened a cupboard on the wall to reveal a dart board with a painting of Xena’s head on it.

“I’m sorry Gab but I only have one set of darts, but don’t worry I will use these.”

She held up four daggers, all covered with blood red rubies polished to a brilliant shine which sparkled in the lamp light.

“That’s alright Callisto.” Gabrielle smiled.

“You can go first Gab; after all you are my Queen”

Gabrielle was reluctant to throw darts at a painting of her friends head, but if she didn’t Callisto would have another reason to tease her. Gabrielle threw the darts and collected them. Callisto had her turn; every dagger went straight to Xena’s face; one hit between the eyes, one in the centre of the throat and the other two in her eyes.

“Would you look at that two bulls eyes” Callisto laughed at her little joke, but Gabrielle wasn’t amused.