Rome.
"I had hoped I would never see this land again." Said Xena beneath her breath. Eyes locked on the land that sat quietly on the horizon.
Gabrielle was in there cabin she refused to see Rome. She also refused to get off the ship.
But as Xena knew it was just like how she said she wouldn't board this murder carrying ship. And yet she was on it. Xena knew that the reason Gabby didn't want to make the trip was because she was aware of it's purpose. To Assassinate Caesar. But Gabby couldn't understand why she wanted to kill Caesar. She had sought revenge but never went through with it or she failed. And to be truthful to herself, Xena didn't know why herself.
Then she pushed the thought away tried to come up with a reason for this dangerous adventure. "The Dream. It was the dream." Then in that instant she relived the nightmare she had a few nights before.
She was standing in a barely light, hazy room , with Gabrielle lying on the dirt floor at her side looking up at her in suspense. Gabby had beads of sweat running down her face, making her shine like the moonlight. Her beautiful blonde hair was loose , frazzled ,knotty and messy. Her blue eyes glowing. She was wearing a robe of soft white silk. The robe was stained heavily with dark rich blood. Xena looked down at herself and saw that she too, was covered in blood. Her hands most of all were completely covered in the thick blood. Her hands looked black in the dim light and the blood was drying and sticky. She looked back at Gabrielle who was studying the blood on Xena hands too. As if it were instinct Xena lifted her hand to her mouth and licked the blood from it. She pondered on the taste for a moment. Thinking, Then she looked to Gabrielle who was waiting for an answer. "Caesars Blood." Was all she spoke.