Part 3
As Chloe slept on her shoulder and Eve sat on her hip, Xena held onto her children carefully. Xena had barely had time to realize that she was beautiful. When it came to beauty, she was the talk of the town. Everytime she gave birth, she got her figure back so fast and easily. Her skin was a medium tone and she had long, beautiful black hair that she let hang down her back. The thirteen year old girl had never noticed her own looks before.
As she walked, she could hear someone out in the woods cutting wood. She furrowed her brows and walked in the direction of the sound. Soon enough, she came across a beautiful blonde girl, a bit younger than her. She was so beautiful, but she looked as if she hadn't bathed in a while. Her face was dirt smudged and so were her hands. Her dress was in rags.
"Hello?" Xena asked. The young girl with green eyes looked up and she saw Xena and her eyes grew wide. She quickly curtsied and looked to the ground.
"My queen." She said.
"Do I know you?" Xena asked as she shifted her weight to support Eve on her hip.
"I'm one of your servant's daughters." The girl said.
"How old are you?" Xena asked.
"I'm 13." The girl said. "Your age."
"It's nice to meet you . . ." Xena started, but didn't know the girl's name.
"Gabrielle." She said.
"It's nice to meet you, Gabrielle." Xena said.
"It's nice to meet you, my queen." Gabrielle declared.
"Do you mind if I walk with you for awhile?" Xena asked as she watched Gabrielle gather the wood she'd chopped into her arms.
"Surely, my queen, you have friends who are wealthy and royal. Why would you want to talk to me? I'm a mere servant's daughter." Gabrielle said.
"I have no friends." Xena said quietly as Chloe began to stir. "I have my husband, my parents, my children, and my servants. But, I have no friends of my own."
"But, surely, you have friends, my queen." Gabrielle said. Xena shook her head.
"I haven't had any friends buy my brothers. They're off in other countries now being trained to be soldiers." Xena explained. "I haven't had fun since I was a child. I have two daughters, and I'm married. I'm a queen, and I have barely begun my life."
"I thought you'd love your life. I mean, your royal, everyone loves you." Gabrielle said as she sat down on a log. Xena sat down beside her and let Eve walk around a bit and she cradled Chloe in her arms.
"I do love my life. I'm just . . . lonely."
As Chloe slept on her shoulder and Eve sat on her hip, Xena held onto her children carefully. Xena had barely had time to realize that she was beautiful. When it came to beauty, she was the talk of the town. Everytime she gave birth, she got her figure back so fast and easily. Her skin was a medium tone and she had long, beautiful black hair that she let hang down her back. The thirteen year old girl had never noticed her own looks before.
As she walked, she could hear someone out in the woods cutting wood. She furrowed her brows and walked in the direction of the sound. Soon enough, she came across a beautiful blonde girl, a bit younger than her. She was so beautiful, but she looked as if she hadn't bathed in a while. Her face was dirt smudged and so were her hands. Her dress was in rags.
"Hello?" Xena asked. The young girl with green eyes looked up and she saw Xena and her eyes grew wide. She quickly curtsied and looked to the ground.
"My queen." She said.
"Do I know you?" Xena asked as she shifted her weight to support Eve on her hip.
"I'm one of your servant's daughters." The girl said.
"How old are you?" Xena asked.
"I'm 13." The girl said. "Your age."
"It's nice to meet you . . ." Xena started, but didn't know the girl's name.
"Gabrielle." She said.
"It's nice to meet you, Gabrielle." Xena said.
"It's nice to meet you, my queen." Gabrielle declared.
"Do you mind if I walk with you for awhile?" Xena asked as she watched Gabrielle gather the wood she'd chopped into her arms.
"Surely, my queen, you have friends who are wealthy and royal. Why would you want to talk to me? I'm a mere servant's daughter." Gabrielle said.
"I have no friends." Xena said quietly as Chloe began to stir. "I have my husband, my parents, my children, and my servants. But, I have no friends of my own."
"But, surely, you have friends, my queen." Gabrielle said. Xena shook her head.
"I haven't had any friends buy my brothers. They're off in other countries now being trained to be soldiers." Xena explained. "I haven't had fun since I was a child. I have two daughters, and I'm married. I'm a queen, and I have barely begun my life."
"I thought you'd love your life. I mean, your royal, everyone loves you." Gabrielle said as she sat down on a log. Xena sat down beside her and let Eve walk around a bit and she cradled Chloe in her arms.
"I do love my life. I'm just . . . lonely."