"What does she want?" said Xena
"I don't know but leave her we have more… important things to do here." said Ares as he kissed her.
"No I have to talk to her, we will finish this later." she said as she slipped a silk robe over herself to cover her slightly protruding belly. She walked to the door then was coldly greeted by Eve.
"How could you?" demanded Eve.
"What?" asked Xena calmly.
"You know what. Mother I know of your plans and I won't let you do that." she said.
"Now Eve, I did it all for you, yet you don't seem to be very thankful." she said with a smile.
"Mother I am grateful that Joxer is back and I am married to man I love, but turning into a blood thirsty warlord was not something you did for me." she said coldly.
"Eve I have a destiny to fulfill and I can do it with or without you, so you can either leave me be or join my forces." said Xena.
"I would never go back to that path even if it means turning against my own mother." said Eve as she took off down the path back towards the village.
"Follow her!" said Xena as she motioned for two guards, " But don't harm her in any way, or it's both your heads." she said.
"Right, anything you say Xena." they said bowing to her before parting.
Xena went back to her room and was greeted by Ares. Ares was lying on her bed half clothed, waiting for her.
"Now where were we?" he asked.
"Not now I have more important matters to attend." she said as she put her armor back on before rallying her troops.
"What are we waiting for?" asked Tyronis as he got all the men in formation.
"Be patient Tyronis that is the key to being a good leader patience." she said as she shined her sword.
"Xena!" yelled one of the guards she had sent after Eve. "Eve is sending word of you to someone named Gabrielle." he said.
"Good, now did you find out where they were going?" she asked.
"Glisaea just on the other side of Potidaea." he said.
"Did you hear that we attack Glisaea tomorrow!" yelled Xena as she held up her sword.