Meanwhile Xena continued to help her mother in the
kitchen and Julian kept an eye on things in the Inn with the guards
and he had things on his mind, like his son getting married. It
wasn’t that he didn’t like Xena, she was a nice enough
young woman, but he didn’t know that much about her or her
intentions towards his son. Besides that she was a commoner, a
peasant and she could be trying to take his money. There were so
many things going through Julian’s mind but this one was the
most important and he would talk to his son about it today. Lunch
came by fast and Ulysses was just finishing up as Virgil, Lyceus
and Toris walked up to the Inn. “I see mother had you back to
your old job,” Toris said and Ulysses grinned and nodded as
he picked the logs up and stacked them up against the side of the
Inn.

 

 

When he was finished he walked into the kitchen and
headed downstairs to get cleaned up like the others had done. When
he was finished he walked back up into the kitchen and saw everyone
bustling around. Xena walked over to the door with a tray full of
food in her hand, she pushed the door open with her back and walked
into the dinning area over to the table whose order she had taken.
“Ulysses take this over to our table will you,” Cyrene
said as she handed him a heavy tray. Ulysses left the kitchen and
brought the tray over to the table sitting it down, “Ulysses
I need to speak with you,” Julian said and Ulysses looked at
his father. “Okay,” he said and Julian stood and walked
over to the stairs with Ulysses following him.

 

 

“Congratulations on your engagement
Xena,” a woman said to Xena as she passed by and Xena grinned
at her. “Thanks,” she said then turned her attention to
Ulysses who she saw walk over to the stairs with his father and she
wondered what they were talking about. “Yes,
congratulations,” Maphias said and Xena let out a breath as
she turned and looked at him. “Let me guess, you’re
surprised that he asked me to marry him?” Xena said and
Maphias looked at her, “I am, I’m even surprised that
he came back but that doesn’t mean I’m not happy for
you.” He said and Xena looked at him, “really? Because
all you could seem to do while Ulysses was gone was doubt that our
relationship was going to last and what type of man he was.”
Xena said and Maphias nodded, “yes and I still feel the same
way. Xena him proposing to you doesn’t change anything, he is
still a prince and you are still a peasant.”