He said and they looked at him then at each other,
“can we have a minute to think about this?” Ptolemy
asked and Pompey nodded and watched as they went over to a corner
to discuss their options. Meanwhile Xena and Ulysses continued to
listen to what was being said hoping they could get more
information than this. After a couple of minutes Ptolemy and
Pothinus walked back over to Pompey, “there are some minor
things we need to work out but your plan sounds good,”
Pothinus said and Pompey grinned and nodded as he held out his arm.
“We have a deal,” Pompey said and Ptolemy looked into
Pompey’s eyes as he took Pompey’s arm and shook it.
“We have a deal but you bet not betray us or renege, if you
do you’ll regret it,” Ptolemy said and Pompey looked at
him. “I give you the same advice,” he said and they
looked at each other for a minute.

 

 

“Now Pompey we have accepted you into our
company but before we can tell you our plans we need some type of
assurance from you. Some proof that you are indeed with us,”
Pothinus said and Pompey looked at him. “What do you have in
mind?” He asked and they looked at him, “information on
who Cleopatra has helping her.” Pothinus said and Pompey
looked at him, “well I can’t give you much since you
probably know more than I if she picks Caesar then she’ll
have his army and that may or may not pose a problem. However your
problem could lie with two Greeks, Xena and Ulysses, Prince and
Princess of Ithaca. They were just married and came to Egypt for
their honeymoon when Cleopatra asked for their help instead. Now I
haven’t that much information on Ulysses, he is of course his
father’s right hand in Ithaca and he’s in charge of
security on Ithaca and Paxos.

 

 

Xena is most definitely where your problem could
lie, I doubt that the King of Ithaca will allow his son to get into
a war that they have nothing to do with but if my information is
correct and I know it is, Xena is Athena’s Chosen, meaning
she can have an army here at the snap of her fingers, figuratively
speaking of course.” Pompey said and Pothinus sat down and
looked at Pompey, “tell me about her then so we can know how
to get rid of her and her husband.” He said and Pompey
grinned, Xena and Ulysses continued to hide and listen to them talk
about Xena and the ways to get rid of her. That had been good
enough for Pothinus to prove that Pompey was in with them so when
they were done he took him over to his cave to show him the
plans.