You’re judging her when you don’t even
know her,” he said and Julian looked at his son. “I
know enough. I know you are a handsome, intelligent very wealthy
man and any woman especially a woman like Xena would be lucky to
have you.” Julian said, “what do you mean a woman like
Xena? You mean because she isn’t royalty?” Ulysses
asked and Julian looked into his son’s eyes. “Yes
that’s part of what I mean, she’s a peasant Ulysses and
she’s probably after your money and position.” Julian
said and Ulysses shook his head at his father, “you are so
wrong. She is not like that. She is an intelligent, honest,
honorable woman who loves me for the person I am not who I am. You
would see that if you gave her a chance instead of judging her. She
had no idea who I was until the day Gregory came here, so what
you’re saying isn’t true.”

 

 

Ulysses said and Julian let out a breath,
“Ulysses you need to open your eyes and see what your mother
and I see,” Julian said, “mother agrees with
you?” Ulysses asked and Julian looked into his son’s
eyes, “yes, she’s just as concerned about you marrying
this woman as I am. These people are nice enough I’ll give
them that but they would be fools not to jump at the chance of a
better life, a chance you are giving them by asking her to marry
you. Not to mention, yes she isn’t royalty, she isn’t
even close…” Julian said but didn’t finish
because Ulysses stopped him. “First of all her name is Xena,
use it. Secondly I don’t give a damn if she isn’t
royalty, I love her and she loves me and that’s all that
matters. Thirdly I don’t care what you and mother think or
say, I am marrying her, end of discussion.”

 

 

Ulysses said and went to walk away when his father
grabbed his arm and he turned and looked his father dead in the
eye, “don’t make me do something that I don’t
want. You can’t marry her, you have to see that, if not, then
I’ll have to make you see it.” Julian said and Ulysses
looked at his father, “I can marry her and I will. You do
what you have to do and I’ll do the same, but if I have to
choose between Xena and you and mother, I will chose Xena.”
Ulysses said then pulled his arm free and walked away heading back
over to the table and Julian let out a breath as he looked at his
son. Xena heard the conversation from the middle to the end and it
hurt that his parents thought about her that way and it also
concerned her that what Maphias was saying was beginning to come
true, she was getting between Ulysses and his family and that was
the last thing she wanted to do.