The rest of the day, continued with Xena and
Marguerite showing Cyrene and Corrinna around and they talked about
the wedding and Cyrene and Corrinna caught Xena up on some of the
things that had been happening in Amphipolis. While Ulysses and the
other guys went off on their own and did manly things, as they
talked and clowned amongst themselves. When dinner came, they met
more new people, some they liked some they didn’t and some
respectfully liked them and other down right didn’t care,
they were surprised and appalled that these commoners were sitting
at the table with them, in the royal dinning hall. But most of them
were corrected and stayed in their place by either Ulysses, Julian
and even Xena, she wasn’t about to have her family treated as
trash.

 

 

When night had fallen, Xena bid her mother and
Cyrene a good night as well as her brothers. “Some of these
people are worse than the ones back in Amphipolis,” Lyceus
said to Xena as he walked into his room and Xena grinned.
“Yea but I deal with them just like I dealt with those in
Amphipolis and occasionally I have to put them in their
place,” Xena said and Lyceus grinned as he turned and looked
at his sister. “And what place is that?” He asked and
Xena grinned as she fiddled with the edge of a table cloth,
“the place of the next princess and the future Queen of
Ithaca,” she said and Lyceus grinned and nodded.

 

 

“So what’s up with you and
Camilla?” Xena asked and Lyceus blushed as he looked away,
“nothing we were just talking,” he said and Xena
grinned. “Uh huh, well Ulysses is very protective of his
sister as you and Toris are of me, so if anything starts up between
you and her, treat her right and keep it under wraps,” Xena
said and Lyceus nodded. “You know me Xena, I always treat
women with respect,” he said and Xena nodded. “I know
but this is an entirely different world here, so just be
careful,” she said and he nodded. “I will,” he
said and Xena nodded. “I ought to be going,” she said
as she turned and headed for the door.

 

 

“Hey, I just have one question for
you,” Lyceus said and Xena turned and looked at him as she
reached the door. “And that would be?” She asked,
“I am giving you away right?” He asked and Xena grinned
at her brother, “I have decided that you and Toris will both
give me away, that way no one’s feelings are hurt,”
Xena said and Lyceus hunched his shoulders. “If you want to
pick Toris you can, my feelings won’t be hurt,” he said
and Xena smiled a small grin at him as she placed her hand on the
handle. “I know you better than that Lyceus, you would be
hurt and I would be hurt because I would want you to give me
away,” Xena said then let out a breath.