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The Arms of Love
Chapter 1
A long time ago, in Greece, there was a pair of travellers known as Xena and Gabrielle. Xena was a warrior and her friend Gabrielle was an aspiring bard. As the years passed, Gabrielle became an excellent warrior as well as a well known bard. When Xena saw how Gabrielle's skills had grown, she also saw that everywhere they went, people fell in love with Gabrielle. Gabrielle did not notice this, but Xena certainly did.
Xena got a bit jealous. To herself she said, 'Hey, I thought I was the famous warrior. Why is Gabrielle getting so much attention?' She decided that she had to do something before she was forgotten completely.
One night sitting at the campfire, Xena said, "Gabrielle, I have to go on a trip to do some personal business. I want you to go to a healer and get some training. That will help us on our travels." Gabrielle was surprised, but didn't argue. She went to a healer that lived near Amphipolis and stayed there for the winter while Xena traveled by herself. In the daytime, the healer taught Gabrielle about healing, and in the evenings she showed her how to knit. Gabrielle especially enjoyed the knitting. She even wrote stories about knitting whenever she could tear herself away from her knitting needles.
While Xena was away from Gabrielle, she thought, 'I really miss Gabrielle. I guess I was silly to be jealous. I think I'll go back to get her.'
-TBC-