She put a hand on her face as she pulled up her knees under the covers as she leaned her head in to them as she slowly breathed in regaining control of her breathing. She could feel the sweat all over her once again it had made her fringe and hair wet. She sat up again turning seeing that Xena was lying on her back close by she looked like she was asleep but a part of her doubted that it was a deep sleep. She threw the cover of as she headed towards the small wash room close by. She moved towards it grabbing the water jug from the side table in side filling the large wooden bowl. She closed the door to the wash room and then splashed the ice cold water all over her face. The small room had a small mirror sitting near by on the side table.

She looked at it in the darkness seeing her own tired face staring back at her with it blood shot eyes. The same image she always she saw of herself in steams and river when she washed in them when they were camping out under the stars. She splashed more water on her face she couldn’t stand this any longer she was in Tartarus! She stopped still turning to look at the mirror again realizing something which hadn’t occurred to her because her mind had been too tired to see it. She moved her fingers up feeling the shock hit home as she eyed the white gold chain with its ruby red pendent hanging from her neck. She blinked in confusion staring at it for a long moment feeling slightly out of her depth.

She hadn’t put it on she was sure she hadn’t, she could remember sliding it under her pillow or could she? She had been so tired and emotionally worn down yesterday that it was possible that she just might have forgotten. She eased up her hand taking hold of the chain pulling on its clasps only to see that it wouldn’t open. She pulled harder it was the type of pendent that couldn’t pull free because of its catch which was stiff. She found her anger starting rise as she pulled harder using all her strength only to see that it did nothing but hurt fingers. She breathed in deeply what else could go wrong? She let go of the pendent she just needed to think there had to be a way to get this chain off.