Ulysses said as he looked into his father’s
eyes, “but you won’t do that for me will you father?
You won’t be happy for me. All you will continue to do is
criticize the woman I love and the relationship we have. I mean
what happened to you dad?” Ulysses asked as he walked over to
his father a little bit, “what happened to that great man who
use to take his time and made it a priority to get to know
people?” Ulysses asked and Julian let out a breath as he
looked at his son, “I’m still that same man Ulysses
it’s just that you’re my son,” Julian said.
“I understand that and I understand that you are concerned
for me but if anything you ought to be showing Xena the great man
that I’ve talked about instead of a pompous King.”
Ulysses said and Julian raised his eyes in surprise at that,
“and another thing, how could you think she was just after my
money? It’s not like her family is poor. They’re doing
better than most, Tartarus I had a hard time getting her to take
the money I left here for her.

 

 

You and mother just jumped to conclusions because
Xena is a commoner,” Ulysses said then shook his head at his
father. “You ought to be ashamed of yourself, I’m very
disappointed in you dad and any way Xena already knows anything she
wants I’ll give her.” Ulysses said then stood there
with his arms crossed, “are you finished now?” Julian
asked and Ulysses nodded, “all of a sudden I feel like the
child and you the parent. The sad thing is that you’re
right,” Julian said and Ulysses looked at his father.
“I didn’t really get to know Xena, the fact is that
your mother and I both thought that this was just one of your
relationships and that it wasn’t going to last long.
That’s why it didn’t matter to us who she was but when
you asked her to marry you…Ulysses you have to understand you
are a prince and the person you marry is important. It’s
crucial to the kingdom and its welfare.”

 

 

Julian said to his son, “don’t you
think I know that? Do you think the only quality I look for in a
woman is how she looks and if she’s great in bed? If you
think that obviously you listen to Camilla too much,” Ulysses
said then let out a breath as he spoke to his father. “Do you
know what attracted me to Xena the most? The fact that she is
different than your average woman, she is strong in body and in
mind. The first time I saw her I was actually afraid to speak to
her. Dad she challenges me in ways no other woman ever has, I can
be myself around her, she’ll tell me off, give me advice and
criticize me without fear. I can have an intelligent conversation
with her, sometimes she makes me feel dumb. She can fight as well
as I can maybe even better but her demeanor is still as soft as a
woman’s. She’s a great friend, fantastic lover and will
be an amazing wife.