"Wel-l-l-l, how about if you come over by me, and then send yourself — over there, where Argo is tethered?"

"Sure, no problem,"  Gabrielle said as she walked over to stand next to Xena. She then leaned a little in Argo’s direction and closed her left eye, aiming with the right, and then she disappeared in a shimmer of gold and silver sparks.

Xena saw her go, but didn’t see her instantly reappear next to the horse.  "A little slow," she thought. 

After a short while Gabrielle came walking up the path to the camp. "I guess I overshot a little bit," was her only explanation. "Let me try it again."

Again she stood next to Xena, leaned a little, this time she closed her right eye, concentrated, and then disappeared leaving a few sparkles behind.  Xena waited – no Gabrielle.

After another short while, Xena sat down with her sharpening stone and began honing the edge of her sword, whistling softly as she did.

A good while later Gabrielle came up the path again. "I guess my left eye isn’t as good as my right one," she said sheepishly.

"Maybe you shouldn’t close either eye, or close both of them," Xena suggested, still touching up the edge of her sword.

"You’re right. I must be trying too hard. One more time."

For the third time Gabrielle concentrated on Argo, both eyes open, and then she vanished.  A blink of an eye later she was next to Argo, who looked at her, unimpressed, then went back to grazing.

"See there?" Gabrielle said proudly. "Nothing to it, once I got the hang of it."

"So how are you when it comes to popping over to someplace you can’t see?" Xena asked.

"Do you always have to be so negative?" Gabrielle asked, irritated that Xena had doused her candle.

Xena shrugged her shoulders but continued the questioning look.

"Okay, maybe I should practice a little more. Where can I go?"

"Well, wherever it is, make sure it’s within walking distance, just in case," Xena suggested.

"Very funny. Ha ha. I know, I’ll go to Mt. Olympus by myself. And then I’ll come back for you."

"Well, good luck. I’ll be here," Xena answered. "No telling where you’ll be," she added under her breath.