Ares watched curiously at the sight that only this painfully domestic campfire setting could provide.
Xena, Warrior Princess, Destroyer of Nations, God Slayer, sat across from him, all smiles braiding her best friends hair.
This was new.
He had seen her angry side, her passionate side, her nurturing side but never dreamed to see her girly side.
It again confirmed that his sacrifice was worth it. (And he did need constant reminders.)
He knew it was worth every bit of hardship he could endure if it meant getting to know every bit of this woman he so desperately loved.
Needing that smile for himself he interjected "You know I could use a little help with my hair" and still beaming from something Gabrielle said, he got it.
His heart skipped some beats