Chapter 215

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Gabrielle and the other heroes found an abandoned hut to hide out in. The rumor was that this family had been accussed of some crime or other, been sold into slavery. This place wasn't nice enough to be taken over, it would do for a temporary safehouse, or so they thought. Within a few hours of Hope sparing the lives of those gladiators, several roman soldiers came to this hut. The squad leader said that Hope "requested" for Gabrielle to come see her. Gabrielle had come all the way to Hell to see her child. She was a bit nervous to go alone, but didn't want to put her new friends in unneccessary danger, nor did she want to provoke these soldiers. Gabrielle went with the romans, they brought her to Hope's palace.

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Gabrielle: It's good to see you again Hope.

Hope: Is it now?

Gabrielle: I came all the way to Hell for you. I want to help you become a better person.

Hope: What makes you think I want to be good?

Gabrielle: You didn't have to spare the lives of those gladiators. And I know that you're capable of love. I saw it in your eyes, when you and your son died.

Hope: True, I do love my son, and he loved me. Yet we were betrayed, he was tricked into killing me.

Gabrielle: I take it you haven't forgiven me.

Hope: Has Xena forgiven me for killing her son?

Gabrielle: No.

Hope: My father, Dahak, claimed to be all powerful. Yet here, through the fortunes of war, I am more powerful than he is. He has nowhere near the power that he once possessed.

Gabrielle: And this power you possess, you must know it won't last forever.

Hope: It is true that Caesar and Ares and I haven't yet figured out how to make this situation permenant, but we will.

Gabrielle: So you and Ares are back together, that's good to know.

Hope: Admittedly there are valid points to your arguments. Perhaps it wouldn't be so bad to, cover my bets, keep allies in Antarctica as well. Would you be willing to come back and spend time wit me?

Gabrielle: Ofcourse.

Hope: Than I can help you transport some refugees to Earth. Low level thieves and turnstile jumpers.

Gabrielle: Thank you. And I can only hope that this is a start.