Xena didn’t think as she rose her sword to the young mans throat keeping a tight hold of his shirt. He wasn’t a big man only average build and slightly smaller than her. She had no idea how he had gotten in to their room but two things were very clear to her right now he was here and Gabrielle was missing! She felt her rage burn as she watched his green eyes open both filled with panic. “Who are you?” The young man swallowed the fear all to clear. “I asked you who you are!” Gabrielle swallowed again feeling her eyes dart. “I’m Gabrielle.” Xena didn’t think as she punched the young man in the stomach with her fist hearing him cry out in pain.

She slammed him back against the table watching as he tried to take the pain. “Oh your really funny how’s about you tell me where Gabrielle is right now before I kill you!” Gabrielle breathed in trying to think off anything that would stop her friend from hurting her. She wasn’t going to lie to herself Xena’s anger was scaring her right now and she didn’t like the cold look in the tall woman’s light blue eyes. She felt the sword move up against her throat. “I’m Gabrielle! I’m your friend you have to believe me.” She paused feeling her next words come out in a rush. “You live in Amphipolis your mother is Cyrene, your younger brother died his name was Lyceus, your older brother is Toris.” Xena eyed the babbling young man in disgust. “Your ether really stupid or really brave, a lot of people know that I’m the Warrior Princess you bastard!”

Gabrielle raised both hands in panic. “You have a son Solan he’s with the centaurs you keep him there for his own protection!” Xena breathed in sharply feeling her self stop in mid motion no this was a trick this little bastard was pulling. She grabbed him okay if this was the game then he’d give him an interesting question. She heard the venom in her words as she spoke. “Well if you’re Gabrielle as you claim you should know more than that.” She tightened her grip pushing him further back in to against the table. “Tell me something really personal which only I’d tell you.” Gabrielle breathed in deeply as she looked down sadly. “You loved Borias and it hurt you when you saw him killed that night. You realized that your child would see the horrors of war and suffering unless you gave him to someone who would protect him from these evils. You said it was the most painfully thing you’ve ever had to do.”