Gabrielle: Warrior Princess
Chapter 16
Grace was now a month old, and Gabrielle was recovering nicely. She was able to ride Midnight now without any pain. She was amazed by her daughter. The baby had such light in her ocean blue eyes, her hair was as black as midnight, and that smile. Every so often she'd give the sweetest smile.
"So Grace, where shall we go today?" Gabrielle asked, carrying her daughter in her arms. Grace lifted one of her little arms as she slept, and it pointed west. "Okay, west it is." She smiled at her baby and continued onward.
Gabrielle remembered when she first met Perdicus. She was only 14 years old when her father and his father had arranged their marriage. She was 16 when she met Xena, she hadn't yet married Perdicus.
It was a warm summer solstice. The birds were singing, the breeze was blowing, the sun was shining. Such a perfect day for Gabrielle. She was walking a path near the Potedia lake, and she saw him. He was handsome, which she liked. On the other hand, she'd heard of him. He wasn't really all that interesting. Perdicus looked up from his fishing, and he smiled when he saw the daughter of Hecuba and Heradotus.
"Hello Gabrielle." He said. Gabrielle smiled. Being 14 years old, she was quite interested in the looks.
"Hello Perdicus." Gabrielle said softly. She walked over and sat down beside him. "We're to be married I see."
"Yes." Perdicus said. "Our fathers have arranged it."
"Well, I'm going to tell you now, I'm not the kind to stay around the house and cook and clean for you all day long. I want to be an adventuress."
"Well, I guess . . ." Perdicus said. Gabrielle looked at him wickedly. She wasn't about to be tied down with a controlling husband.
Chapter 16
Grace was now a month old, and Gabrielle was recovering nicely. She was able to ride Midnight now without any pain. She was amazed by her daughter. The baby had such light in her ocean blue eyes, her hair was as black as midnight, and that smile. Every so often she'd give the sweetest smile.
"So Grace, where shall we go today?" Gabrielle asked, carrying her daughter in her arms. Grace lifted one of her little arms as she slept, and it pointed west. "Okay, west it is." She smiled at her baby and continued onward.
Gabrielle remembered when she first met Perdicus. She was only 14 years old when her father and his father had arranged their marriage. She was 16 when she met Xena, she hadn't yet married Perdicus.
It was a warm summer solstice. The birds were singing, the breeze was blowing, the sun was shining. Such a perfect day for Gabrielle. She was walking a path near the Potedia lake, and she saw him. He was handsome, which she liked. On the other hand, she'd heard of him. He wasn't really all that interesting. Perdicus looked up from his fishing, and he smiled when he saw the daughter of Hecuba and Heradotus.
"Hello Gabrielle." He said. Gabrielle smiled. Being 14 years old, she was quite interested in the looks.
"Hello Perdicus." Gabrielle said softly. She walked over and sat down beside him. "We're to be married I see."
"Yes." Perdicus said. "Our fathers have arranged it."
"Well, I'm going to tell you now, I'm not the kind to stay around the house and cook and clean for you all day long. I want to be an adventuress."
"Well, I guess . . ." Perdicus said. Gabrielle looked at him wickedly. She wasn't about to be tied down with a controlling husband.