He said and Xena turned her head as if she
weren’t listening to him but she couldn’t help but
listen as he continued to speak, “you’re still living
in this fairy tail world where you think everything’s going
to be fine but its not. His parents aren’t going to let you
marry him, a peasant marrying their only son, the heir to their
kingdom. Come on Xena I know you’re smarter than that and you
know better,” he said and she looked at him. “We love
each other and Ulysses has already said nothing and no one will
stop us from getting married so you can stop your interfering and
speculations I don’t need or want them.” She said and
went to leave but Maphias grabbed her arm and she turned and looked
at him then looked around before she walked up to him. “Take
your hand off of me before I break it,” she whispered to him
in a cold voice and he looked into her eyes that had gone ice cold
and removed his hand.

 

 

“Do you really want to do that?”
Maphias asked, “do what?” Xena asked in an impatient
voice, “come between him and his family. What he may be
telling you is true but you don’t want to do that. I know
you’re not the kind of person to alienate someone from their
family, especially the man you claim to love.” He said and
Xena looked at him, “I do love him, that’s why I agreed
to marry him,” Xena said and Maphias nodded. “But you
have to ask yourself this. Will you and he getting married ruin his
relationship with his family and will it put a strain on his
relationship with you?” Maphias said, “just think about
that,” he said then walked away and Xena let out a breath as
she looked over to where Ulysses and his father were talking. She
eased her way over close to them where she could hear but
wasn’t close enough that they would suspect that she was
eavesdropping.

 

 

When Ulysses and his father were over by the
stairs, Ulysses looked at his father, “what’s
up?” Ulysses asked and Julian looked at his son. “I
don’t know how to say this so I’m going to come right
out and say it, you can’t marry her,” Julian said and
Ulysses looked at his father then grinned. “I’m sorry I
thought you just told me I couldn’t marry Xena,”
Ulysses said and Julian looked at his son. “You heard it
because that’s what I said,” Julian said and Ulysses
looked at his father. “I’m marrying Xena,”
Ulysses said. “No you’re not,” Julian said and
Ulysses looked at his father. “You telling me I’m not
is not going to stop me,” Ulysses said and Julian let out a
breath as he looked at his stubborn son. “Ulysses, Xena is a
nice, young woman but she isn’t right for you,” Julian
said. “How do you know if she’s right for me or not?
You’ve only known her for one day, whereas I’ve known
her for months.