Gabrielle: Warrior Princess
Chapter 5
A week had passed since Gabrielle had last seen Xena. Gabrielle had stayed in that village for a whole week, not wanting to go face the world alone, but she knew Xena would always be inside her heart.
Gabrielle saddled up Midnight and mounted him. She made sure her chakram, sword, sais, and breastdagger were in place.
Over the last few days, Gabrielle also wondered how she was going to keep up writing her scrolls and be a warrior princess at the same time. That was a lot on her strong shoulders.
Gabrielle rode off on her horse, heading through fields, streams, villages. She'd been traveling for quite a few hours, probably half-day, when she saw her. It was Eve. Eve had followers, as usual. But, the girl was crying. Gabrielle knew she'd found out. Gabrielle dismounted Midnight, and walked over to Eve.
"Gabrielle?" Eve asked through her tears. Gabrielle nodded and hugged Xena's daughter. "She's dead."
"I know." Gabrielle said.
"I should be happy for her. She's with Eli now." "Yes." Gabrielle said. "She's happy."
"You've spoken with her spirit?" Eve asked, wiping away her tears.
"Yes. She's an angel now. A beautiful angel." Gabrielle declared, feeling as if she were explaining this to a five year old, but it was the truth, Xena really was an angel.
"Isn't she to be reincarnated though? Why is she an angel?" Eve asked.
"Well, Callisto was an angel when she was reincarnated." Gabrielle said. "I don't really know how it works."
"What's this? My mother's chakram? Her breastdagger? Her sword?" Eve asked. Gabrielle nodded.
"Xena told me that I am the new warrior princess. I'm honoring her memory. I'm going to try to keep writing, documenting the heroic life of the beautiful warrior princess. The way I see it, if she's still in my heart, there are still many adventures to come." Gabrielle declared.
Later that night, after Gabrielle and Eve had parted, Gabrielle laid on her bedroll and looked up at the cosmos. She smiled, remembering the last peaceful time she had with Xena before they went to Higuchi.
This was the exact spot they'd been. Gabrielle just stayed there, her eyes open, staring at the cosmos, her ears open, listening, just like Xena listened, her heart open, hoping she could see her friend again.
Chapter 5
A week had passed since Gabrielle had last seen Xena. Gabrielle had stayed in that village for a whole week, not wanting to go face the world alone, but she knew Xena would always be inside her heart.
Gabrielle saddled up Midnight and mounted him. She made sure her chakram, sword, sais, and breastdagger were in place.
Over the last few days, Gabrielle also wondered how she was going to keep up writing her scrolls and be a warrior princess at the same time. That was a lot on her strong shoulders.
Gabrielle rode off on her horse, heading through fields, streams, villages. She'd been traveling for quite a few hours, probably half-day, when she saw her. It was Eve. Eve had followers, as usual. But, the girl was crying. Gabrielle knew she'd found out. Gabrielle dismounted Midnight, and walked over to Eve.
"Gabrielle?" Eve asked through her tears. Gabrielle nodded and hugged Xena's daughter. "She's dead."
"I know." Gabrielle said.
"I should be happy for her. She's with Eli now." "Yes." Gabrielle said. "She's happy."
"You've spoken with her spirit?" Eve asked, wiping away her tears.
"Yes. She's an angel now. A beautiful angel." Gabrielle declared, feeling as if she were explaining this to a five year old, but it was the truth, Xena really was an angel.
"Isn't she to be reincarnated though? Why is she an angel?" Eve asked.
"Well, Callisto was an angel when she was reincarnated." Gabrielle said. "I don't really know how it works."
"What's this? My mother's chakram? Her breastdagger? Her sword?" Eve asked. Gabrielle nodded.
"Xena told me that I am the new warrior princess. I'm honoring her memory. I'm going to try to keep writing, documenting the heroic life of the beautiful warrior princess. The way I see it, if she's still in my heart, there are still many adventures to come." Gabrielle declared.
Later that night, after Gabrielle and Eve had parted, Gabrielle laid on her bedroll and looked up at the cosmos. She smiled, remembering the last peaceful time she had with Xena before they went to Higuchi.
This was the exact spot they'd been. Gabrielle just stayed there, her eyes open, staring at the cosmos, her ears open, listening, just like Xena listened, her heart open, hoping she could see her friend again.