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Good, there's a tavern.I'm hungry.

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Hey!  I've got an idea.  Let's shop.

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What do we need?

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No, not that kind of shop.Shop, shop.

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You know, browsing, haggling
getting a deal.

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A deal on what?

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Ah, who knows?See, that's the fun part.

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Something completely frivolous.

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Xena, come on, let's

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squander a couple of dinars.

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Hey.

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OK, I can see it's not your thing.

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Look, if you wanna browse
haggle, and squander, go ahead.

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I'll meet you in the tavern.

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How much for this piece of scrap?

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That finely-woven Egyptian
prayer scarf is five dinars.

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You've gotta be kidding.

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I suppose I could knock a
dinar off the price for you.

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Yeah, why don't you?

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Some fool might come by who
wants to throw away four dinars.

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I can go as low as three dinars but, that's firm.

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Well, you know, I guess I could
use it to wipe the sweat off my horse.

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One dinar.

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Two, and you have a deal, OK?

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OK, OK.

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Thank you.

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It's not worth it, I tell you.
I can do better over there.

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Don't make me break your neck.

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Gabrielle?  Gabrielle?

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Hey!  That's my staff.

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It is not.It belongs
to a friend of mine.

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That irritating little blonde?
She won't be needing it anymore.

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And why not?

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Because I killed her, Xena.

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And now, I'm gonna kill you.

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Admit it, Xena.
That last move is worthy of you!

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Come on, Xena.
Don't hold back.

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Or, are you afraid of me, hmm?

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That's understandable.

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I don't have a soft spot
for you like Draco did.

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And I'm not out of control like Callisto.

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What did you do with Gabrielle?

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And don't tell me you killed her!

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I know that's a lie.

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Why are you so sure I didn't kill her?

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'Cause when I got the oil
in my eyes, you didn't strike.

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You haven't got the killer instinct.

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Hey!  Don't kid yourself.

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I just couldn't stab you in the
back in front of all those witnesses.

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It would defeat the entire purpose.

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What do you mean?

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I want to be known as the
man who killed Xena in a fair fight.

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Face to face.

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So, that's it.

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You told me you killed
Gabrielle to egg me into a fight.

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Not just a fight.
A fight to the death.

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The man who kills you will
have quite a reputation.

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Where's Gabrielle?

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I don't think it's time for me to tell you that.

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Now, you got thirty seconds
to tell me where she is.

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See, I don't think you quite understand.

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I've cut off the flow of blood to your brain.

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You're gonna die a very ugly
death, unless you start talking.

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I called your bluff!

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I knew you wouldn't let me die!

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Not when I know where your little buddy is!

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Did you see that?!  Tell everyone!

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Palamon called Xena's bluff!

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Now, it's your reputation that's hurting!

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Admit it.  I'm a very formidable foe.

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No, you're nothing but a stupid kid
with a very limited life expectancy.

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Hey!  What are you doing?!

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I'm not letting you out of
my sight until I find Gabrielle.

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If  anything happens to her,
next time it won't be a bluff.

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That oil I got in my eyes,
has that got sumac in it?

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Yes.I sell the mixture as a dye.

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Come on.

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So, who's this Gabrielle, anyway?

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A friend.

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Yeah, I've got friends who
could be following up right now.

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What's the matter, Xena?
Battle fatigue?

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You wish.

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Hey, Xena?  What do you think
of my fighting style?

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What?

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Come on, give some credit where it's due.

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I'm quick, I'm agile, I think on my feet.

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I bet you won't fight me again
because you know I'd win.

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Don't flatter yourself.Young thugs
like you are a dinar a dozen.

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I know five warlords that'd
tell you different if they could.

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They can't, 'cause they're dead.

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You ever heard of Krakus of Pyla? I killed him.

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I've got talent, and you know it.

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Oh, yeah, and you're real brave.

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That's why you kidnap young girls.

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A guy's gotta make a living.

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You kidnapped Gabrielle for money?

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Yeah.  When I heard what kind of a girl

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they were looking for, I figured
I could kill two birds with one stone.

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Give them what they were looking for
for a fee, and get you to fight me.

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Who are these people you're talking about?

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Oh, come on, Xena.You don't want
me to make it too easy for you.

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Oh, no.  The easy thing would
be killing you right now.

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Let me go, please!

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Are those the dulcet
tones of the future Queen?

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Queen?

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Ape Didn't anyone mention that?

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King Solus has chosen you for a bride.

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This is your lucky day.

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King Solus.No,it can't be possible.

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I, Well, I've never even met him.

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No matter, my dear.
You're sure to win his heart;

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you're the right type.Just look around you.

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As you can see, we have a long tradition

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of making innocuous blue-eyed blondes our Queen.

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Yeah, well  I'm more of a redhead, really.

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Look, I'm not marrying anyone.

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For all I know, the king is

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incredibly handsome.

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Not that that, that that matters.

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My hands are tied, Gabrielle.

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What the king needs, the king gets.

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Well,um,if I could talk to him

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He'd marry you immediately.
You're perfect.

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I trust you'll find your royal
chambers satisfactory,my Queen.

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Get in there!

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The warrior woman,
that travels with our Queen

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That braggart Palamon
said he'd take care of her.

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She's headed this way.
We've got a real problem.

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Solve it!  Take the best of the palace guard.

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Nothing's to interfere with my plans.

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Tell me,all, about her.Who is she?

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A princess from City-State.
A Countess from Carthage.

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Oh, they are so sophisticated!

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Ape I'm afraid not, Vidalis.
She's a commoner.

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A commoner?

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Yes, but it does present a problem.

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As you know, the royal court
must approve the king's choice.

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I'm counting on you to turn the
little peasant trash into a Queen.

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Me?  But I was trained at the royal
finishing school, not, on Mt. Olympus.

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You'll make her a Queen,
or I'll make you dead.

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I,don't respond well to threats.

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However, actual pain can be quite persuasive.

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Oooh!We're getting close now, Xena.

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We're about to walk into the
middle of some of my friends.

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They like me.

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Go figure.

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They won't take kindly to
the way you're treating me.

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I thought you were gonna kill her, Palamon?

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I'll get around to it.

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Don't bother.
If they resist, kill them.

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Let's get her!

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With friends like these

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It would be a whole lot easier
if I could use my hands!

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Quick!Cut me loose!

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It's my turn , fellas.

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Where's my sword?

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Come on.Come on!

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Now, where were we?

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Is there a problem?

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You tell me

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You're blind!

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You can't see a thing, can you?

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Where's the challenge in killing you now?

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It would be worse than
stabbing you in the back.

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Here!When you get your eyesight back,

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I'll come visit you again.

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Hey! What are you doing?

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Are you crazy?!

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No, but I am in a hurry,
and I need you to be my eyes.

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Forget it!

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You and I are gonna find Gabrielle.

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And anything that happens
to me happens to you first.

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I hope this works.

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Oh, wait!  Stop her!

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Get away from that!.No!

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Look, you made a big mistake.

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I can't marry the king.

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Oh, listen,every bride gets the jitters.

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Is he the right one?Will it last?

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But, don't you worry.
Vidalis will take care of everything.

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What's Vidalis?

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That's me.

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All right.Look.My best friend is Xena,

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Warrior Princess.

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And she is not going to like this
forced wedding thing, if you get my drift.

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A little husky, don't you think?

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Husky?

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This whole threat thing.  It's not very ladylike.

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And take your hands off your hips!

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You look like a scrub-woman!

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What?

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Just trying to teach you to act like a lady.

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I know perfectly well how to act like a lady!

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You have the hand gestures of a wagon-driver.

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I can't believe this.

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And that dialect.Thrace,Macedonia?

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Oh,what does it matter?
Backwoods is backwards,as they say.

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Posture is not bad.

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Yes,we can cover up that peasant muscle,but these

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dishwasher hands,Ohhhh!
Uh, white gloves might be a solution.

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You don't think I'm the right
type to be a Queen, do you?

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Not really.

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Yeah,well I agree.
None of this makes any sense.

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Why would King Solus wanna
marry a complete peasant stranger?

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Who knows?I say,sit back,and enjoy the ride.

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I can't;I won't;You can't make me!

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Hungry,my Queen?

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Oh, well,a couple of grapes.
I gotta get out of here.

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How's your curtsey?

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So,Gabrielle is to be King Solus' wife?

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Yeah,not such a bad fate.

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I convinced them she was
the right physical type.

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Then I played up the whole sturdy peasant

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stock thing to make her sound ripe enough.

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Y'know, something doesn't fit here.

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A peasant girl isn't usually a
very desirable match for a king.

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Something else is going on here.

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Stop it!  Don't even thing about it.

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Nothing is unlocking these except for the key.

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You must be pretty scared right now.

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Of you?You must not be paying attention.

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Not of me.Of the unknown.

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You don't know what's happened to your eyes.

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Yes, I do.They've been saturated with sumac.

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It causes blindness temporary
if treated within a day.

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And if it isn't?

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I'll be blind for life.

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What's the treatment?

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Cleansing your eyes with a
solution of palm oil and Egyptian senna.

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It sounds hard to find.

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Any market in Athens'll have it.

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Well, if I were you, I'd be headed for Athens.

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Well, you are,not,me.
I've gotta save my friend.

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Well, that must be some friend.

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Stables.
The castle's not far from here.

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You can smell the horses from here?

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Well, not the horses themselves.

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That's very observant.

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You know, being chained to
you might not be so bad.

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I could pick up a few pointers.

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I'm not teaching you anything.

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Ah, but you already have.

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I've studied you, Xena.

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Every battle, every conquest.

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How do you think I became
the warrior I am today?

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You are wrong to model
yourself on who I used to be.

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I was confused back then.

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No, you were committed.

250
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You had power and nothing could stop you.

251
00:18:38,338 --> 00:18:40,428
People knew who you were.
You commanded respect.

252
00:18:40,700 --> 00:18:44,488
I commanded fear.  It was no way to live.

253
00:18:46,553 --> 00:18:48,894
Fear,respect.Call it what you will.

254
00:18:49,615 --> 00:18:51,238
But, you were the best.

255
00:18:52,572 --> 00:18:54,571
That's why I've got to kill you, Xena.

256
00:18:56,929 --> 00:18:58,587
Then I will be the best.

257
00:19:02,523 --> 00:19:03,418
Thank you.

258
00:19:03,418 --> 00:19:04,741
Wait till you see her.

259
00:19:13,524 --> 00:19:16,978
As you know, King Solus
has selected his bride.

260
00:19:17,544 --> 00:19:19,415
All that remains is your approval.

261
00:19:20,449 --> 00:19:25,544
Without further ado, may
I present Lady Gabrielle.

262
00:19:31,944 --> 00:19:35,243
Gabrielle, come on out,
we're waiting for you.

263
00:19:35,778 --> 00:19:37,305
Not until I speak to the king.

264
00:19:39,396 --> 00:19:42,617
I'm begging you.I'm under
a lot of pressure here.

265
00:19:44,368 --> 00:19:46,790
By the gods, girl,have some compassion.

266
00:19:48,453 --> 00:19:50,587
All right, I'm coming out.

267
00:19:52,097 --> 00:19:53,456
Ah, there she is now.

268
00:20:02,252 --> 00:20:02,970
She's beautiful.

269
00:20:12,390 --> 00:20:13,408
This is hopeless.

270
00:20:13,716 --> 00:20:16,105
Just, remember-- Baby steps.

271
00:20:23,543 --> 00:20:25,230
You only curtsey to Apex.

272
00:20:25,980 --> 00:20:28,952
Just skip the curtsey
Just remember to watch your tones.

273
00:20:36,357 --> 00:20:37,907
It's so good to see you.

274
00:20:39,231 --> 00:20:42,663
And now,may I propose a toast.

275
00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:45,172
Here, here.
A toast!.

276
00:20:45,172 --> 00:20:48,979
To Gabrielle,
who'll soon become our Queen.

277
00:20:48,979 --> 00:20:51,479
To the future Queen!

278
00:20:51,701 --> 00:20:53,694
Here, here.  Cheers!

279
00:20:57,367 --> 00:20:58,667
To many healthy children!

280
00:21:02,994 --> 00:21:04,250
Well, is it finished?

281
00:21:07,066 --> 00:21:11,191
Long live Queen Gabrielle, indeed!

282
00:21:18,441 --> 00:21:20,161
Spread out.You two, go north.

283
00:21:20,957 --> 00:21:23,277
There's a patrol of guards
between us and some woods.

284
00:21:25,440 --> 00:21:27,738
If we make it to the trees,
we might be able to lose them.

285
00:21:28,880 --> 00:21:30,117
You know, you're probably right.

286
00:21:31,125 --> 00:21:31,825
Follow me.

287
00:21:36,336 --> 00:21:37,540
There she is!
After them!

288
00:21:39,073 --> 00:21:39,781
Quickly!  After them!

289
00:21:39,781 --> 00:21:40,548
This way, Xena!

290
00:21:45,383 --> 00:21:47,019
Wait!

291
00:22:04,090 --> 00:22:05,151
I'm losing my grip!

292
00:22:05,923 --> 00:22:06,810
How far to the bottom?

293
00:22:07,418 --> 00:22:08,275
We're dead.

294
00:22:12,549 --> 00:22:13,590
What are you doing?!

295
00:22:15,526 --> 00:22:17,465
There's no reason for both of us to die.

296
00:22:21,126 --> 00:22:22,841
Wait!

297
00:22:24,797 --> 00:22:26,548
Xena!

298
00:22:46,444 --> 00:22:47,331
Check this way!

299
00:22:47,909 --> 00:22:48,858
They won't get far!

300
00:22:56,518 --> 00:22:57,858
Come on, keep moving!

301
00:23:10,602 --> 00:23:11,833
I'll pull you up!

302
00:23:12,110 --> 00:23:14,640
And help you to get Gabrielle
back, on one condition!

303
00:23:16,639 --> 00:23:19,009
When you can see again,
I want another shot!

304
00:23:20,174 --> 00:23:21,584
A fair fight to the death!

305
00:23:22,709 --> 00:23:28,031
If you don't agree, I'll cut the vine.
Agreed?

306
00:23:32,173 --> 00:23:33,108
Agreed.

307
00:23:43,224 --> 00:23:48,002
No, no!Like this.That's better.

308
00:23:48,864 --> 00:23:52,630
Now, work on the look:haughty, confident.

309
00:23:54,690 --> 00:23:57,614
You are not reaching out for
a glass of beer in a tavern.

310
00:23:58,086 --> 00:24:00,535
You are extending your hand for a kiss.

311
00:24:00,964 --> 00:24:04,519
It should flutter up, like a graceful dove.

312
00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:08,333
Flutter up like a graceful

313
00:24:11,115 --> 00:24:12,160
Once more, with style.

314
00:24:21,303 --> 00:24:24,885
Your movements should be slow and gentle.

315
00:24:25,521 --> 00:24:27,292
You are not pulling a plow!

316
00:24:30,863 --> 00:24:31,949
What do you think you're doing?

317
00:24:32,524 --> 00:24:33,739
Can you take me to the king?

318
00:24:35,177 --> 00:24:37,552
And risk a royal hanging?
I don't think so.

319
00:24:40,095 --> 00:24:45,334
Have you ever been in love, Vidalis?

320
00:24:45,334 --> 00:24:45,346
I mean, really in love.

321
00:24:47,470 --> 00:24:51,066
Well, there was a certain someone.

322
00:24:52,690 --> 00:24:53,681
Now, when you think of that person,

323
00:24:53,931 --> 00:24:55,712
can you imagine being with anyone else?

324
00:24:58,897 --> 00:25:00,059
Well, now you know how I feel.

325
00:25:02,032 --> 00:25:04,487
I can't marry the king because
my heart belongs to another.

326
00:25:05,222 --> 00:25:06,674
And even though I can't be with them now,

327
00:25:06,943 --> 00:25:08,707
I'm not ready to be with anyone else.

328
00:25:10,189 --> 00:25:11,877
So you have to help me, Vidalis, please?

329
00:25:15,058 --> 00:25:16,908
You're breaking my heart.

330
00:25:19,382 --> 00:25:22,408
Down the hall, third door on the left.

331
00:25:25,122 --> 00:25:29,033
So, what's the plan?  Hey!  I know!

332
00:25:29,984 --> 00:25:32,561
We'll, we'll invade, the same
way you did in Vivlauser, a few years ago!

333
00:25:33,250 --> 00:25:35,752
Setting the oil reserves on
fire was a stroke of genius!

334
00:25:36,598 --> 00:25:39,171
They say you could hear their
men scream all the way to Athens.

335
00:25:41,114 --> 00:25:43,722
Or, how about the way you
slaughtered those men in Corinth, eh?

336
00:25:47,019 --> 00:25:49,191
Those aren't pleasant memories for me.

337
00:25:49,843 --> 00:25:52,175
And I don't like you talking
about them as though they are!

338
00:25:53,735 --> 00:25:55,788
What do you mean?
You were brilliant.

339
00:25:55,788 --> 00:25:58,235
My only hope is that someday
I'll be half as good.

340
00:26:00,955 --> 00:26:03,105
And I'm the one who's supposed to be blind.

341
00:26:14,094 --> 00:26:17,128
Your Majesty, I'm sorry to
disturb you before the wedding,

342
00:26:17,128 --> 00:26:17,967
but, uh--

343
00:26:18,532 --> 00:26:20,658
Well, you know, I thought we
should meet sooner or later, right?

344
00:26:22,032 --> 00:26:24,754
I knew you'd understand.Cold hands.

345
00:26:25,881 --> 00:26:29,157
You must be as nervous
about this as I am.Or not.

346
00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:31,624
The truth is, that--

347
00:26:32,462 --> 00:26:33,831
Well, I can't marry you.

348
00:26:34,428 --> 00:26:35,892
No, no, no, it's not you, it's me.

349
00:26:35,892 --> 00:26:38,281
I'm just not ready for this
kind of commitment.

350
00:26:38,658 --> 00:26:40,125
Which is probably better for you anyway,

351
00:26:40,442 --> 00:26:41,628
because all the men I get

352
00:26:41,628 --> 00:26:43,860
serious about seem to wind up dead.

353
00:26:44,739 --> 00:26:48,109
Your Majesty?  Sweet mother of Zeus!

354
00:26:48,694 --> 00:26:50,246
I see you've spoiled the surprise.

355
00:26:53,544 --> 00:26:54,919
He-- he's--

356
00:26:55,263 --> 00:26:58,068
Dead.Yes,it happened a few days ago

357
00:27:00,984 --> 00:27:01,609
an unfortunate accident in the royal baths.

358
00:27:03,196 --> 00:27:04,513
You mean, I'm supposed to marry a

359
00:27:04,727 --> 00:27:05,970
Precisely.

360
00:27:07,844 --> 00:27:10,605
You see, our kingdom is
governed by a constitution.

361
00:27:11,356 --> 00:27:13,782
If the king dies without an heir, then the throne

362
00:27:13,782 --> 00:27:15,978
passes to his cousin in another kingdom.

363
00:27:15,978 --> 00:27:18,888
If , however, the king is married at his death,

364
00:27:19,761 --> 00:27:21,124
the monarchy is dissolved,

365
00:27:21,914 --> 00:27:24,603
and the power goes to the kingdom's ministry.

366
00:27:24,886 --> 00:27:27,758
In other words, Apex becomes king.

367
00:27:27,758 --> 00:27:31,026
Why, yes.What a happy coincidence.

368
00:27:32,703 --> 00:27:33,812
What happens to me?

369
00:27:34,703 --> 00:27:38,050
Now, that's the fun part.
By ancient proclamation,

370
00:27:38,351 --> 00:27:41,470
the Queen must accompany
her king to the other side.

371
00:27:43,054 --> 00:27:43,915
In other words,

372
00:27:44,116 --> 00:27:45,330
the highlight of your honeymoon

373
00:27:46,298 --> 00:27:49,125
will be a trip to the royal crematorium.

374
00:27:49,704 --> 00:27:50,507
Cease her!

375
00:28:36,317 --> 00:28:37,406
Patrol change!

376
00:28:38,003 --> 00:28:40,222
There's too many guards.

377
00:28:41,907 --> 00:28:44,471
How far across the courtyard
is the next section of wall?

378
00:28:44,753 --> 00:28:47,783
About-- twenty lengths, why?

379
00:28:49,469 --> 00:28:50,416
Hey, what are you doing?

380
00:28:53,611 --> 00:28:54,985
Now, listen.

381
00:28:56,813 --> 00:28:58,502
What's going on?
Come on, over here!

382
00:28:58,502 --> 00:29:00,017
No, this way.This way.

383
00:29:02,736 --> 00:29:03,863
Hold that wall, I heard it!

384
00:29:05,172 --> 00:29:08,863
Hey!That's great!You gotta teach me--

385
00:29:14,928 --> 00:29:15,721
Nice catch.

386
00:29:16,620 --> 00:29:17,194
OK.

387
00:29:28,316 --> 00:29:28,933
All right, men.

388
00:29:29,255 --> 00:29:31,788
Everywhere we turn, there's guards.

389
00:29:33,496 --> 00:29:35,035
There must be an entire regiment in here.

390
00:29:36,371 --> 00:29:37,630
We better wait here till they pass.

391
00:29:39,911 --> 00:29:40,754
How are your eyes?

392
00:29:42,162 --> 00:29:44,582
The stinging's getting worse.
The sumac's settling in.

393
00:29:45,195 --> 00:29:46,320
Then, it may be too late for you.

394
00:29:46,965 --> 00:29:47,507
Maybe.

395
00:29:48,743 --> 00:29:50,056
Is your friend really worth all this?

396
00:29:50,912 --> 00:29:52,119
I'd give my life to save her.

397
00:29:53,149 --> 00:29:55,683
You see, friends make you vulnerable.

398
00:29:56,947 --> 00:29:57,883
That's why I don't have any.

399
00:29:58,385 --> 00:30:00,714
Oh, is that why?

400
00:30:02,868 --> 00:30:04,434
You don't like me very much, do you?

401
00:30:04,808 --> 00:30:06,240
I don't like who you pretend you are.

402
00:30:06,538 --> 00:30:07,475
What do you mean, pretend?

403
00:30:08,195 --> 00:30:09,509
I've met a lot of bad men.

404
00:30:09,975 --> 00:30:11,133
They've hardened their hearts.

405
00:30:11,133 --> 00:30:12,009
You're not one of them yet.

406
00:30:12,009 --> 00:30:15,133
What are you talking about?
I'll show no mercy.

407
00:30:15,367 --> 00:30:16,463
I'm not buying it.

408
00:30:17,166 --> 00:30:17,990
It would have been pretty easy

409
00:30:17,990 --> 00:30:19,302
for you to leave me hanging off

410
00:30:19,302 --> 00:30:20,740
that ravine, but you couldn't.

411
00:30:21,212 --> 00:30:22,303
You know why I saved you.

412
00:30:22,863 --> 00:30:24,052
So you can kill me in combat?

413
00:30:24,603 --> 00:30:25,649
I'm not buying that, either.

414
00:30:26,355 --> 00:30:27,667
You had your chance in the marketplace.

415
00:30:27,898 --> 00:30:28,628
You know what?

416
00:30:29,238 --> 00:30:30,801
I don't think you've ever killed anyone.

417
00:30:31,583 --> 00:30:35,199
Are you crazy!  I killed Krakus of  Pyla.

418
00:30:35,429 --> 00:30:36,211
No, you didn't.

419
00:30:40,014 --> 00:30:41,148
What makes you so sure?

420
00:30:41,772 --> 00:30:45,027
Because, I did.

421
00:30:45,740 --> 00:30:46,944
Be careful, Palamon.

422
00:30:47,867 --> 00:30:50,099
We all eventully become
what we pretend we are.

423
00:30:55,932 --> 00:30:58,462
They're gone.Let's go.

424
00:31:08,664 --> 00:31:12,529
Yay, gods.
Bear witness to the holy wedlock of this

425
00:31:12,529 --> 00:31:16,041
mortal couple, bonded for all eternity.

426
00:31:17,131 --> 00:31:18,040
Let no man put asunder

427
00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:22,725
what the gods, in their infinite
wisdom, have blessed.

428
00:31:28,375 --> 00:31:33,055
And now for a sip from the wine of Dionysus,

429
00:31:34,579 --> 00:31:39,877
to-- consecrate this holy bond.

430
00:31:42,314 --> 00:31:43,704
Close enough.

431
00:31:43,704 --> 00:31:45,332
Oh, gods on Mt. Olympus

432
00:31:45,332 --> 00:31:47,913
if this union is not blessed, give us a sign.

433
00:31:52,830 --> 00:31:56,953
I now pronounce you King and Queen.

434
00:32:03,265 --> 00:32:07,482
My lords, ladies.You common people.

435
00:32:08,481 --> 00:32:12,005
May the gods bless our royal couple!

436
00:32:12,329 --> 00:32:13,329
Yay!

437
00:32:24,529 --> 00:32:26,715
Congratulations, your Deadness.

438
00:32:28,915 --> 00:32:30,569
And as for our Queen,

439
00:32:31,273 --> 00:32:32,741
I'm terribly sorry for the

440
00:32:32,741 --> 00:32:35,178
tragedy you two will suffer
on your honeymoon.

441
00:32:36,244 --> 00:32:39,664
Pity- you seem so-- happy together.

442
00:32:45,195 --> 00:32:47,242
Put it there.

443
00:32:53,482 --> 00:32:54,585
Throw them in!

444
00:33:22,731 --> 00:33:23,368
Nice.

445
00:33:23,834 --> 00:33:26,149
You're right, this place
is crawling with guards.

446
00:33:26,376 --> 00:33:28,049
Yeah, you better stick close to me.

447
00:33:28,285 --> 00:33:29,064
Careful, Palamon.

448
00:33:29,438 --> 00:33:31,314
It's beginning to sound
as though you might care.

449
00:33:40,791 --> 00:33:41,830
Burn them both.

450
00:33:52,601 --> 00:33:53,840
It was so dreadful;

451
00:33:54,984 --> 00:33:56,673
a horrible, tragic accident

452
00:33:57,807 --> 00:34:02,227
because the king and Queen
had to be cremated-- at once!

453
00:34:12,688 --> 00:34:13,327
Which way?

454
00:34:14,125 --> 00:34:18,045
Hello.If you are Xena,

455
00:34:18,366 --> 00:34:19,737
the gods have answered my prayers.

456
00:34:20,625 --> 00:34:22,594
I'm Vidalis, friend of the bride.

457
00:34:24,064 --> 00:34:26,063
Leather, huh?Bold choice.

458
00:34:26,862 --> 00:34:27,530
Where's Gabrielle?

459
00:34:28,878 --> 00:34:31,218
Uh, Apex and his men have
taken her to the crematorium.

460
00:34:31,561 --> 00:34:32,969
She and the king are to be cremated.

461
00:34:33,655 --> 00:34:34,843
I _could_ show you, but--

462
00:34:38,548 --> 00:34:39,178
Let's go.

463
00:34:46,471 --> 00:34:49,880
And now, the Queen.

464
00:34:54,769 --> 00:34:55,761
Let me out!

465
00:35:07,401 --> 00:35:08,353
This is it.

466
00:35:27,377 --> 00:35:28,217
Xena.

467
00:35:30,301 --> 00:35:31,675
Sorry to start without you.

468
00:35:36,373 --> 00:35:38,686
Your little friend's about
to journey to the other side.

469
00:35:44,871 --> 00:35:46,080
Where's Gabrielle?

470
00:35:47,561 --> 00:35:49,155
Problem with your eyes, Xena?

471
00:36:00,822 --> 00:36:01,737
She's blind.Toss her in with her friend!

472
00:36:44,239 --> 00:36:45,804
I can't breathe in here!

473
00:37:04,469 --> 00:37:05,220
Gabrielle?

474
00:37:05,899 --> 00:37:06,500
Xena.

475
00:37:09,367 --> 00:37:11,867
Gabrielle.

476
00:37:18,762 --> 00:37:20,013
Gabrielle, hang on!

477
00:37:20,495 --> 00:37:21,737
Xena.

478
00:37:24,118 --> 00:37:25,628
Out of my way, fishcake!

479
00:37:43,259 --> 00:37:46,006
Gabrielle!Gabrielle!

480
00:37:47,117 --> 00:37:49,054
Gabrielle.Gabrielle.

481
00:37:51,898 --> 00:37:53,209
Gabrielle.

482
00:37:54,652 --> 00:37:55,390
Xena?

483
00:37:57,962 --> 00:38:00,977
Are you all right?

484
00:38:00,977 --> 00:38:04,148
I'm OK.  I'm OK.  I'm OK.

485
00:38:15,339 --> 00:38:16,710
What's wrong with your eyes?

486
00:38:19,212 --> 00:38:20,616
I'm blind, Gabrielle.

487
00:38:23,632 --> 00:38:25,275
There must be something
that we can do, that

488
00:38:26,619 --> 00:38:27,867
The cure is Egyptian senna.

489
00:38:28,865 --> 00:38:29,594
You can get it in Athens,

490
00:38:29,594 --> 00:38:30,851
but by the time we get there,

491
00:38:30,851 --> 00:38:31,775
it'll be too late.

492
00:38:32,453 --> 00:38:33,337
Egyptian senna?

493
00:38:34,527 --> 00:38:35,868
I have that growing in my garden.

494
00:38:36,588 --> 00:38:39,152
Well, you can't make a
good face cream without it.

495
00:38:42,713 --> 00:38:45,429
OK, you ready?
Now, this might sting a little bit.

496
00:38:46,431 --> 00:38:47,900
Look, I'll try to be careful, all right?

497
00:38:49,072 --> 00:38:51,764
Here, tilt your face up towards me.

498
00:39:05,710 --> 00:39:06,556
How was that?

499
00:39:08,273 --> 00:39:08,773
OK?

500
00:39:22,326 --> 00:39:23,483
Any change?

501
00:39:36,045 --> 00:39:37,523
Now, that's a sight for sore eyes.

502
00:39:39,149 --> 00:39:39,930
You can see.

503
00:39:42,932 --> 00:39:43,838
I can see.

504
00:39:48,274 --> 00:39:49,276
That's good to hear.

505
00:39:53,453 --> 00:39:54,370
All right, Palamon.

506
00:39:55,947 --> 00:39:56,711
I'm ready now.

507
00:39:57,571 --> 00:40:00,829
If you still want that fight, you've got it.

508
00:40:01,602 --> 00:40:02,873
I was right about something, Xena.

509
00:40:04,640 --> 00:40:05,590
What was that?

510
00:40:06,246 --> 00:40:08,275
I said I could learn something
from you, and I did.

511
00:40:09,205 --> 00:40:09,900
Oh?

512
00:40:11,307 --> 00:40:12,962
That you are who you pretend to be.

513
00:40:14,526 --> 00:40:16,775
So you better pretend to be
something you can live with.

514
00:40:23,041 --> 00:40:25,922
I think I'm gonna pretend
to be good for a while.

515
00:40:27,808 --> 00:40:28,947
See how things work out.

516
00:40:29,713 --> 00:40:30,730
I think you'll like it.

517
00:40:32,355 --> 00:40:33,171
Thanks, Xena.

518
00:40:38,704 --> 00:40:42,275
You know, he's kind of attractive
when he's not kidnapping me.

519
00:40:43,060 --> 00:40:48,745
I agree.  You know, he and
I dealt with those guards quite handily.

520
00:40:49,684 --> 00:40:53,077
I think I might follow him
and see if he needs a-- sidekick.

521
00:40:54,544 --> 00:40:56,745
You know, it's pretty good work,
if you can get it.

522
00:40:58,402 --> 00:41:01,980
Gabrielle, you are a great lady.

523
00:41:02,996 --> 00:41:04,779
Thank you, Vidalis.

524
00:41:04,998 --> 00:41:06,373
Shame about the hands, though.  Bye.

525
00:41:09,838 --> 00:41:12,964
You know, this hasn't been
very good for my self-esteem.

526
00:41:13,652 --> 00:41:16,199
He didn't like my hands, my walk
my stomach, my curtsey.

527
00:41:16,549 --> 00:41:17,527
Can you curtsey.

528
00:41:21,589 --> 00:41:24,249
I, I hate you, In a good way.

529
00:41:25,715 --> 00:41:27,092
What about that royal wave thing, huh?

530
00:41:27,638 --> 00:41:29,862
Oh, yeah, two hands.  Check it out.

531
00:41:29,862 --> 00:41:30,822
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