“I doubt it, I’ve missed your hot
cooking,” Xena said and Cyrene grinned. “I’m
gonna go get cleaned up and relax for a while, that is if you
don’t need my help with anything,” Xena said.
“No, we’re all covered, go take a nice hot bath and
relax.” Cyrene said and Xena nodded and grabbed her bags once
again and headed down the stairs to her room. When she walked into
her room she let out a breath as she placed her bags by the bed and
Gemini went over to her favorite spot, which was on the rug by the
fireplace. Xena took off all of her clothes until she was naked,
then wrapped her body in a towel and headed to the bathing
room.

 

 

She prepared a hot bath for herself, moaning as she
eased her body into the soothing water which was beginning to turn
her muscles to mush. “Mmmm,” Xena moaned as she dunked
her head under water before she leaned back against the tub. She
sat there and soaked until the water was luke warm and that’s
when she washed her hair then bathed her body. When she was done
she got out and dried off then headed back to her room, where she
oiled her body down then went into her drawer and pulled out the
shirt that Ulysses left, which she refused to wash because it
smelled just like him and it was a comfort to Xena. Once she had
the shirt and her underwear on, she tended to her hair, drying it
with the towel before she added oil to it and brushed the tangles
out of it.

 

 

When she was finished she braided her hair into one
large braid then let out a breath as she walked over to her bed and
began to un pack the bags, all except for one and that was the one
Corrinna had given her which held her medicinal herbs and bandages.
Once everything was put up she laid down on the bed and let out a
breath as she stared up at the ceiling for a minute. She found that
her eyes began to get heavy, so she turned on her side and pulled
the blanket that she kept at the foot of the bed, up over her body
and in ten minutes she was asleep and she dreamt wonderful dreams
of Ulysses. With Xena back at home, she went back to her regular
routine of exercising and training as well as helping her mother
out around the Inn while her brothers tended to the
fields.