Everything will be fine, I need you to believe
that, believe me and in me and our love.” Ulysses said and
Xena looked into his eyes, “I do,” she said as a lone
tear rolled down her face and Ulysses wiped it away with his thumb
as he looked into her eyes. “Will you, Xena of Amphipolis,
marry me?” Ulysses asked again and Xena looked into his eyes
as she answered him, “yes,” she said and Ulysses
grinned as he leaned in and kissed Xena softly and then they
hugged. “Yes, a million times yes,” Xena whispered to
Ulysses and he grinned as he placed a kiss on her neck. When the
hug ended he caressed her cheek as he looked at her, “come on
lets go back to bed,” Ulysses said and they walked back down
stairs hand in hand to Xena’s bedroom. Once there they got
back into bed holding each other the way they were before and
that’s they way they fell asleep and Xena’s mind was
lighter but her concerns weren’t completely gone.

 

 

When morning came Xena and Ulysses were both up
early and they went for a run along with Gemini. They actually had
fun on their run as they clowned around and then they did some
friendly sparring while they were out. Back at the Inn Marguerite
came down to the kitchen where Cyrene was of course already up
fixing breakfast. “Good morning,” Marguerite said and
Cyrene looked at her, “is it?” Cyrene asked and
Marguerite looked at her and watched as Cyrene walked over and sat
down at the table looking at Marguerite. “What is it that you
and your husband have against my daughter marrying your son?”
Cyrene asked and Marguerite let out a breath, “we have
nothing against her,” she said. “Sure you do? You think
she isn’t good enough because she’s isn’t royalty
but let me tell you something, there are more things that are
important than the blood that runs through a person’s
veins.

 

 

That blood gives a person nothing but the right to
a position but it doesn’t make the person. Xena is as smart,
cunning and honorable as the next noble or king, maybe even more
so. So you shouldn’t judge her without getting to know her.
She has been judged enough in her life just because she chose to be
different than everyone else. She doesn’t need to or deserves
to be judge by you and your husband because of what she
isn’t.” Cyrene said as she looked Marguerite dead into
her eyes, “you know I’m beginning to see why Ulysses
left. You’re trying to control his life instead of letting
him live it the way he wants to. Ulysses is a great man and he is
lucky to have a woman like Xena. It would be sad if his own parents
missed his wedding because of something a person is not.
Don’t push yourselves out of your son’s life,
you’ll only end up regretting it,” Cyrene finished then
stood and went back over to the stove.