Chapter Five
"Solan, just to claify this before we find them, don't ever read my diary again." Xena said. Solan blushed.
"How'd you know?" Solan asked.
"You didn't place it back the way I had it, my room door was unlocked, and you were the only person upstairs who'd even dare go into my room and actually find interest in my diary, someone else would have stolen it or put it back the way they found it."
"Sorry Mother, but it was just sitting there." Solan said.
"I know, and I forgive you, but that's an invasion of privacy." Xena said.
"I won't do it again." Solan said.
"Good, but I need to know, do you really love Charity, or do you just want her to stay, because I love her as much as I love you?" Xena asked. Solan was silent as he thought about his feelings for Charity and not just his mothers.
"I love her mother, she's the sister I don't have, one I never thought I'd have." Solan said looking her in the eyes. They looked into the other's eyes and saw in them the mutal love they had for Charity. Charity was apart of their hearts more than they could ever realize, but when they saw their eyes mirrored in the others body they knew. They knew that they had endless love to give to each other and to Charity. Her place was forever with them.
"Let's hurry then she's got a night and half a day ahead of us." Xena said. Solan nodded and hurried along beside Xena.
Meanwhile Cyrene, Gabrielle, and Lila continued down the other dusty road unaware that they were not on the right path to Charity. They were out of breath, but they kept going anyway as dust got caught in their dry ichy throats, but they didn't stop.
"Gods we'll never catch up." Gabrielle said clutching her chest.
"Yes, we will we can't stop now." Cyrene said grabbing her.
"Yea, I'm tired too Gabrielle, but we can't let her have a horrible life when she can have a perfectly good one with all of us." Lila said.
"Your right, let's go." Gabrielle said. They hurried on until they caught up with a wagon. It was merchant and they found no sign of Felicity and Charity. They doubled back hoping that they had missed a set of footprints, but there was nothing. Finally they went back to the tavern sad that they had failed Xena. They prayed to the Gods that Xena herself was on the right trail and would fine Charity soon.