“c1″> 

"You may
rule all of Greece
but you will not tell me what to do
or not to do, Conqueror."

“c1″> 

"The
Conqueror doesn’t care if she has to burn the house or
personally destroy the whole village to get what she wants. The
Conqueror doesn’t care if her soldiers have to drag you
behind a horse all the way. You will move to “EN-US” class=”c1″>Corinth,
today. Toris, come join us. You also should get your things
together. You also will move. You will be my Ambassador in
Albion class=”c1″>."

“c1″> 

“c1″>"No, I won’t leave mother. She already has
lost one son to you, Conqueror. She will not loose the rest of her
family. I never will leave her at your
mercy."

“c1″> 

“c1″>"You all are at my mercy, and you both will do as I
say. We will leave in two candlemarks whether you’re ready or
not. The Conqueror don’t has a problem with putting you in
chains in front of your son, if need be."

“c1″> 

There was no
emotion in her voice or her face, and soon his gaze dropped
confronted with the chilling expression in her eyes. On the long
trek to “c1″>Corinth, he could feel
her watchful eyes surrounding the group of soldiers but she kept
her distance.

“c1″> 

END OF
FLASHBACK

“c1″> 

“c1″> 

x x x x
x x x x x x

“c1″> 

“c1″> 

The
difference between the commanding woman of his memories and the
peacefully sleeping one in front of him was striking –, more
than striking, it was incredible. Where once he only saw heartless
determination, there now was tenderness and caring. The Conqueror
never would have risked her life to save the Amazon girl, the
Conqueror never would have cared for the safety of his son or the
well-being of the hostages – – or wouldn’t
she?

“c1″> 

Toris
remembered his arrival at “c1″>Albion, and his first
conversation with the tribe leader. Boadicea was a very impressive
woman, almost as tall as his sister, full of will power, fighting
skills, and a great leadership presence. She was the only woman
leading a tribe on her own, the only one the other tribe leaders
listened to. She was the one who turned a small regional rebellion
in an all-out war against the Roman occupational forces, finally,
and with a little help from the Conqueror, forcing them back to the
beaches of “c1″>Gaul.

“c1″> 

She had
greeted him as one warrior greets another. 'You and your son
will now be safe. No one will be audacious enough to venture in one
of our villages or camps. It would be suicide. There will be no
more threats to your life.'