DISCLAIMERS: The characters of Xena and Gabrielle, etc belong to Renaissance/MCA/Universal, and are used without permission. The is no copyright infringement is intended. Also this story contains MMMf, BDSM, torture, non-consensual and is highly explicit so if your under 21, go read something else! Rated, NC-17.

THE BLATENT FACTS: This story was written by a guy, plain & simple, and it includes every guys (and more girls than you'd believe too) fantasy of gang banging Xena. So knowing this, if you want to read a nasty, male oriented sex story... READ ON! Otherwords, bugger off!


Road to Fear

The Unknown Bard



Chapter 1

Xena crept through the undergrowth, her sword swinging quietly at her hip in it's scabbard. A tree rustled nearby and she withdrew her sword, ready for anything. She flattened her agile and lithe body to the ground before sneaking forward. Quietly, she brushed aside a small branch to look past. Her prey was standing less then two feet away, carefree and docile. Springing forward with her sword straight in her arm, she caught the deer perfectly and the weapon impaled its head, killing it quickly and painlessly. The body fell to the ground as she let go of the handle. Xena withdrew her sword and put it back in the scabbard. Turning to the left, she whistled loudly and started piling twigs and branches for a fire. A minute later, she heard the sound of a horse and looked up to see Gabrielle leading Argo into the clearing. "You start the fire while I skin dinner." The young woman looked at the poor animal and sighed.

"Did you have to find a cute one, Xena?" The warrior looked up and laughed, "If you give me a few minutes, I am sure you won't think its cute anymore." Gabrielle groaned as she turned away to start the fire. An hour later, the pair had finished eating. Xena drew her sword and started sharpening it while Gabrielle put some more logs in the fire.

"Xena, how close do you think we are to the village that you mentioned? I need to pick up some more herbs before tommorrow night." Xena stopped and brushed some hair from her face.

"About half an hour's travel. We would have gone in if it hadn't been late. Anyway, from my reputation, I don't think anyone would want to give us a room. From memory, the lord in this area lost a few relatives awhile ago to my army." Gabrielle shrugged and replied.

"I suppose so. I'm going to turn in now." Xena nodded as her friend lied down next to the fire and pulled a fur blanket over herself.

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Xena woke up with a start and sat up quickly, reaching for her scabbard. Looking over, she saw that Gabrielle was still asleep and Argo was lying down. She stood up and slipped her sword out, swinging it through the air to get herself ready for anything that might happen. Slipping out of camp, she backflipped into a tree and landed on a thick branch. Putting hand above her eyes to block the sun, she looked down to see if she could see anyone.

About one hundred feet from the camp, she saw five men creeping through the forest, wielding farming tools. By jumping from tree to tree, she quickly reached a tree above them and jumped down into their midst with her sword ready. The men raised their weapons and she put her sword into a defensive position.

"Good morning. What may I do for you all? Sneaking thorugh a forest like you are out to ambush someone isn't very friendly." One of them men spat towards her, "We don't want any murderers in our village. Your filthy kind isn't welcome, so me and my pals came out here to explain it."

"I didn't come here to fight, just passing through."

"Bad idea, you witch. Guess we'll have to teach you a lesson." The men advanced towards her and she crouched. One of the men raised a pitchfork and charged at her. With ease, she rolled to the left and stabbed upwards as the man went by, piercing his heart before she withdrew. Two men cried out from behind her and advanced towards her. Reaching to her side, she grabbed her deadly chakram and threw it. The sharpened ring flew through the air and cut across the two men before spinning back towards her, where she caught it.

Suddenly, she heard a scream from some bushes and looked around. Two other men she hadn't seen pushed Gabrielle forward and she fell to the ground. One of the men held a pitchfork above Gabrielle, ready to stab downwards.

"Give up and come quietly, or we'll kill this pretty young woman!"

"Don't give up, Xena" Gabrielle managed to yell before one of the men kicked her. Xena stepped forward, but stopped when the man holding the pitchfork raised it up ready to stab. She dropped her sword and chakram before stepping back.

"Kneel down and put your arms behind your back." Xena did so and felt someone tie her arms tightly together. When it was done, she was pushed forward, landing hard in the dirt. Someone kneeled down on her back as her legs were tied together. Rough hands pulled her hair back and then she felt some cloth being wrapped around her neck. Suddenly, the cloth was tightened and she felt her air supply being choked off. Xena struggled, choking and trying to get free. She heard Gabrielle scream for them to stop before she fell unconscious.

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Chapter 2

Xena woke up with a gasp, opening her eyes quickly and trying to sit up before she fell back and closing her sore eyes. She heard Gabrielle and tried to listen hard. Eventually, she could hear clear enough.

"Keep your eyes closed and stay down. In a minute, roll to your left very slowly, but don't open your eyes or sit up. You are suffering from lack of oxygen to the brain and it's affected you. Luckily, they stopped right after you fell unconscious." She did what Gabrielle said with help and felt a cup touch her lips. "Sip slowly, I'll pour." After awhile, Xena was able to open her eyes and sit up.

"You'll be a bit unsteady for an hour, but it will pass." Xena mumbled and looked around the cell they were in. "I already looked around. No loose bars or boards. They said they would be back in a few hours. You look kind of pale, so lie down." Xena tried to push the girl away to get up, but couldn't. "That's another effect. You'll be weak for awhile, so just lie down.

You looked after me enough, so now it's my turn." Xena didn't feel like arguing, so she did what she was told.

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Xena woke up when she felt someone gently rocking her awake. She looked up into Gabrielle's face and smiled. "The guards called out that they will be along soon. The local lord has left it to the village council to make a decision about us." Xena nodded and stood up. The pair were waiting when the door was unlocked. Gabrielle was orderd out first and the guards surrounded her.

"If you do anything Xena, she dies. Step forward and put your arms out, or she'll be hurt." Xena nodded and did as told. Thick chains were placed on her arms, shackling her arms together. A collar was placed around her neck and chains attached from it to the steel arm-bands. "Now, lead on."

The group went down the corridor until they entered a large stone room. The villagers were sitting and standing around the room, while three men were sitting at a raised table. Xena was pushed into a waiting steel cage and locked inside it, while Gabrielle was sat down at a bench. From outside, a guard unlocked Xena's bonds, which fell to the ground. The head chief banged on the council bench.

"This meeting is now in session. We are here today to find out what happened this morning." One of the men from this morning stepped forward. "This woman attacked brutually and killed three of our friends before we managed to subdue her friend who was also attacking us. We captured her and brought her here."

"That is a lie! These men went out to ambush us and teach us a lesson for coming here, and Gabrielle was not even there." Xena yelled. Another man called out, "Her friend wasn't there. Thomas made that bit up, coz me and Timon found her alone. She ain't done nothing." The head chief spoke briefly and quietly with the other two for awhile.

"This council agrees. Guards, take Gabrielle back to a cell, one of the better ones." Gabrielle struggled as the guards came over to her and started dragging her out. Xena called out for her to do as they say, and Gabrielle left quietly.

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The next few hours in the courtroom were spent hearing the case before Xena. "Now that we have heard all the case against her, we will hear the case for Xena. She may speak first." After hearing lies for a long time, Xena's paitence was worn down.

"These men already lied about Gabrielle being there. They told me to leave or else, and I told them we were only passing through. After lying all this time and the fact that I'm probably the only one who speaks against them, this whole thing has been a sham. You already knew what would be the result hours ago, and you're only dragging this on so it looks right for your lord, who's biased enough. I don't have anything to convince you, except for my word which you don't trust."

The villagers started yelling and booing at her, some even throwing items at her and spitting. The councillors banged on the table until the lord's guards were able to quiet the villagers down. "First off, this is not a sham for our lord, it is a court. If you have nothing else, e have no choice but to rule guilty. Normally, the punishment is death, but since there is some doubt, due to the bias of the witnesses and no other witnesses, we will not sentence death.

Since you informed us that Gabrielle was innocent, she is exonerated, and you will take the sentence she would have had. Tommorrow morning, you will be taken to a hidden location for punishment, of which you will not know about until after. Guards, take her to a cell and lock her in it. Remove her armour and place it in the storage room. I want a full patrol waiting outside at all times. This meeting is over." The guards made Xena put the chains back on herself before they let her out. She was taken down a corridor and into a small room, in which five guards with swords were locked inside with her. The captain motioned one of the guards forward, "Undoe her chains. Everyone else, watch her close." The chosen man nervously did so and jumped back, putting his sword up. "Now, prisoner, put your hands on the wall and hold them there." She was pushed forward and did as ordered. Chains attached to the walls were attached to her arm-bands.

"Don't move or else." Suddenly, her legs were kicked outwards. She fell and the chains caught her. The flat of a sword was smacked against her buttocks painfully.

"Told you not to move. Do as we say." Hands moved up her back to her neck. The hands lingered there for a second or two before moving down her front. They stopped over her breast before they started pinching her nipples, causing her to moan. She pushed back and felt something poke into her backside. She gasped and tried not to think what could happen. She felt her labia starting to leak slightly. The hands stopped and moved down her chest, searching until they reached her waist. They moved to the sides and undid the clasps on her armoured skirt, letting it fall to the ground.

'If they realise I'm leaking, I can only guess what will happen. Nobody here cares what they do to me.' she thought.

The hands moved back up her front, relieving her slightly. They went past her breasts after pinching again and went to the clasps on her shoulders. The clasps were undone, causing her top to loosen. Strong arms pulled her arms up over head, causing her to fall forward before she was caught by someone grabbing at breast height. She gasped loudly and heard the men start laughing. Her armour was pulled up over her head before the chains were put back on.

"Now, kneel down." She did so and saw that chains were attached to rings in the floor. "Don't move while we chain you down. You are really vulnerable there."

After she was chained down, a tight blindfold was put on and she heard the door open. After awhile, it was closed and locked. Suddenly, hands grabbed her breasts. She gasped as her tits were mauled by unknown people. That stopped after awhile and she felt something pushed against her lips, smelling of semen. She moved her head backwards, but a hand stopped it.

"Open up." She nodded her head sideways and then felt a sword flat smash into her back, causing her to yelp in surprise. The cock was pushed in and she felt the tip of the sword against her backside. "You know what to do, or you'll be in greater pain." She nodded slightly and started sucking on the cock in her mouth, trying not to gag. She felt hands pulling at the top of her remaining clothes. Suddenly, it gave and her clothes were pulled down, leaving her naked and vulnerable. The cock in her mouth was pulled out.

"Okay, everyone out of here now." the voice who had commanded her said. The door opened and closed a bit later on. Cloth was put to her lips and the rest was tied around the back of her head, forming a gag. A chain was wrapped around her thighs, before being pulled hard in front of her, causing her crotch to be exposed horizontally. She tried to shift her legs, but found that the chain wouldn't let her. The blindfold was taken off and she looked around. The room was empty, except for one man in steel armour. The man walked around to the front and kneeled down in front of her. He put a hand on her mound and started rubbing it. She moaned and shifted her hips.

Suddenly, he lifted his arm and placed it over her labia. Quickly, he punched downward, forcing his arm deep into her vagina before moving his arm in and out. She screamed in pain from shock. After awhile, the pleasure overcame the pain and she started rocking her hips. Sweat poured down her naked body, slicking it down. Xena started moaning louder and the man quickened his pace. After half a minute, Xena felt her vagina quiver before she climaxed. Wave after wave of orgasms rushed through her for minutes before the man stopped. She fell backwards, too tired and intoxicated with pleasure to keep herself up. The gag was removed, as was the chain around her thighs, now slick with her juices.

"Rest now, for tommorrow you will need it." the man said as he left the room with her armour and clothing. A few minutes later, she fell asleep from exaustion.

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Chapter 3

Xena jerked awake with a start when a wave of cold water landed on her. Hands grabbed her and lifted her up. A leather belt with a strap hanging from the front was placed around her waist from behind. A hand reached from behind between her legs and pulled the strap back, causing it to tighten against her labia. Another hand reached under it and positioned both of her outer lips into slits in the strap. Suddenly, the strap was pulled tight, forcing her to gasp. It kept on being tightened, until finally it was pulled so tight that she was moaning loudly. Her warm fluids were pouring out, running down her legs. She was lifted and carried out of the room, the sensations in her groin overwhelming her to the point that she couldn't resist.

The men carried her down a corridor and down some steps into an underground tunnel. After a few minutes of walking, they went up some more stairs into bright sunlight. Two poles, towering over her, stuck out of the ground. She was carried over and held so that her feet were on the ground. Chains were attached to the poles and then to bands around her limbs. Suddenly, the chains were tightened, forcing her arms up above her and her legs out wide, and then locked off. The strap around her groin was released and her labia pulled out. She was panting loudly as the belt was taken off. She looked around and spat towards one of the men, who walked up and backhanded her across the face.

"You will be sorry you did that later, you witch!" A man she recognized as the head of the council walked into the clearing.

"Xena, you have been found guilty and sentenced. These men in this clearing will be the ones who give you the punishment stated by the court. As part of the sentence, you will not have any prior knowledge of what will occur, but the punishers will. For the sake of Gabrielle, we will not inform her of what exactly happens. I state here and now that this is not a death sentence. I have thirty guards ready to rush in here, with express orders to restrain all here if it looks like you could die

. The sentence may start when I have left. This site is far enough away, so that no one will hear or see it. Guards are positioned around the perimeter to bar anyone entering. Good bye." With that, the man turned and walked away.

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Xena clenched her teeth hard as a whip slashed into her naked back. The stinging pain increased as the whip cut deeply into her. As an attempt to block out the pain, she counted the blows in her head. When she reached fifty, the whip stopped. Looking up, she saw the men glaring at her. A man walked around to the front, holding a long slender whip. He looked closer and stepped up, grabbing hold of her chin.

"Damn witch. Give me the other one, that will get her screaming." Another man passed him another whip, dripping from some sort of liquid. Both men laughed before walking around to her back. In her mnd, she brought up an image of her childhood, years before her village had been attacked. Suddenly, the whip struck again, but this time, a hot scorching pain ignited where it had struck.

If the pain hadn't overwhelmed her, she would have screamed, but she couldn't think. Within the space of a few seconds, five more lashes struck and her brain managed to react. She screamed loudly, causing some of the men to jump back as if fearing she would break loose. Her mind lost count of the number of lashes, which eventually caused the pain to stay constant instead of dying down. By the time the man stopped, she was whimpering and bleeding from wounds. The whipper stepped around the front and passed the whip to another

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"I need a rest. Someone throw some water on her to wake her up. You go on after she can feel more." The man who now had the whip unfurled it and cracked the whip in front, a gleam in his eyes. Two other picked up buckets sloshing with water and poured them over her back, washing the blood and stinging liquid off. The man with the whip lifted her chin up so she was looking at him and said, "You have two minutes before we start again." After that, he removed his hand, letting her head drop forward. Awhile later, the noise of someone walking over stopped.

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The next sound of a whistling registered a split second before she saw a black flash towards her lower torso. Pain poured through her body from her genitals and she bellowed, her head rolling upwards. The strokes landed faster and faster, causing her body to shake. Her body reacted as if a fire was raging through her, and she started panting loudly, shaking. Her panting became louder and louder as her body started quivering. Her hips started rocking forwards in time with the blows. With a scream of pleasure, she came, shaking and moaning loudly. After about five seconds of constant orgasms, she let her head drop forward as she tried to catch her breath.

A bucket of cold water was thrown into her face, causing her to cough from water going down the wrong way. Looking up, she saw that a few of the men were walking over to her, stopping in front of her. "If you beg for mercy, we won't be rough anymore." She spat towards the speaker and was rewarded with a strong slap in the face. Suddenly, her tits were grabbed tightly and twisted painfully, causing her to yelp. After two minutes of pain, her breasts were released, leaving her gasping.

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Chapter 4

The men sat down in the shade, leaving Xena staked out in the hot sun. One of them looked around and grinned, "Reckon it's time to get stuck into her yet?" "Well, she hasn't cracked with whipping, so I suppose it's all we have left, since we aren't allowed to kill or permanently mutilate her." All the men laughed and got up, walking towards her. When they arrived, they all started stripping down, some of them looking nervously at her. Xena looked up, not embarassed at the sight, "Thought you foul creatures would decide eventually. Seems I'm more experienced them some of you scum." The nevous ones started blushing, causing the others to laugh after slapping them on the back hard. The men split into two groups, which went to the front and back. Two men stepped up and grabbed her breasts, mauling them and causing her to groan. Suddenly, she felt something at her anus, so pushed forward. A hand went to her clit and pushed her backwards, impaling her fully on the long, thick cock pushed hard into her, filling up her anus. Her head flung upward as she screamed from pain. Hands pushed her head down, looking towards her groin. A long 10" cock was poised in front of her labia, and the man stepped forward slightly until it was just about touching with his hips pushed back. Quickly, he pushed his hips forward, impaling seven inches deep into her vagina. She moaned and groaned as the man pushed further in until the balls were hitting against her labia. The men started pumping into her, causing her to start panting like an animal in heat in time with their thrusts. Within a small space of time, they had her near the point of climax, before stopping totally.

"If you'r going to fuck me, let me come, damn you!" The men laughed as she struggled in her bonds to no avail. When they thought she had relaxed enough, they started again, and stopped before she climaxed. The torture continued for five more times before the pair nodded to the others. Chains were attached between her arms and legs at the front, before the chains attached to the poles were undone. She fell face foward into the dirt.

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Hormones and signals of arousal raced through, leaving her only thinking about sex. Scrunching up, she tried to wriggle over to the men. Some started laughing before reaching down and undoing her leg chains. One looked up, "What about the arms?"

"Suppose so." The man turned back and quickly undid the remaining chains. She leapt towards him, pushing him back before straddling him. Lifting her hips slightly, she found his cock and impaled herself on it. Rocking backwards and forwards, she started humping the man roughly. The man grabbed her tits and pulled her onto him before rolling over until she was on the bottom. Grabbing her arms, he tried to push them above her head. Realising what was happening, she let him. Holding her, he started roughly fucking her, impaling her before nearly pulling out time and again, as he pinched her erect nipples. After a few minutes, she came and yelled loudly, "Yeeessss!"

When she stopped, he got up and she felt herself being rolled over onto her hands and knees. A cock was pushed against her lips, which she greedily started sucking on, while another one pushed into her ass. The pair started fucking her, starting a rythm. A few seconds later, two men walked towards her head, and were surprised when she quickly lifted her arms, being supported by the cock in her mouth, and grabbed their cocks. After they stopped and moved close enough so she could support herself, she continued sucking on the cock in her mouth while tugging eagerly on the two cocks. The men started tugging on their own cocks, aiming towards Xena's slick nude body.

She started feeling the flutterings of the cocks in her mouth and ass, so she started humping quicker to bring herself to orgasm as well. She was close when the two cocks erupted their loads in her. The sensation drove her over the top and she erupted in orgasms, in time with the two cocks she was tugging on. She heard moans and groans around her, before she felt hot liquid splashing onto her body from various sources. By the time everyone was finished, cum was seeping out of her mouth and anus, dripping down her chin and breasts, and coating the rest of her body. Xena fell to the ground, exausted and delirious from the intoxicating effect of the rush of hormones and adrenaline.

For the next ten hours, the group continued fucking Xena with long breaks in the middle for all to recover, until eventually Xena fell unconscious in a puddle of cum and dirt, and couldn't be woken.

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Chapter 5

Gabrielle had being calling out for someone to tell her what was happening for hours, but no one had answered. She had given up and tried to rest, worrying about Xena's safety. Late in the afternoon, she heard footsteps and voices coming down the corridor. She jumped up when she heard someone being dragged. A man in a helmet looked inside, racing a sword so that it could be seen by Gabrielle, "Step away from the door, so we can return your friend." Gabrielle did as she was told, and the door was unlocked. A guard walked in, leaving two large buckets of waters with sponges near the door.

"What in Hades is that for?" The guard looked up and replied, "You'll find out. Just glad I got the buckets." He left and nodded towards others outside. Four men walked in, dragging an unconscious, naked, sticky and dirty Xena on chains and dumped her face up near the door, while two others watched Gabrielle with swords drawn. The young girl gasped in surprise and would have rushed over, if not for the swords. The men with the chains undid the bracelets holding the chains to Xena's limbs before leaving with their backup following. The door was slammed shut and bolted as Gabrielle rushed over to Xena. Reaching down to brush Xena's slickened hair off her face, Gabrielle pulled her hand away when she felt what was making her hair sticky.

"Oh my gosh, those bastards!" Gabrielle picked up a sponge and started washing the muck off Xena's face and hair. Xena moaned and shivered as the water trickled down her, but didn't wake. Gabrielle stood and walked over to the bed, pulling a blanket off it before drapping it over Xena's body. About five minutes later, Gabrielle had cleaned down to Xena's waist at the front. Lifting up the blanket, she gasped when she looked lower. Cum was still seeping out and she could see where the whip had been struck against her labia.

Softly, she started sponging the wounded area carefully. Xena moaned and a hand shot out, grabbing Gabrielle's arm tightly and caused Gabrielle to yelp. Xena's eyes shot open and she let go. Gabrielle moved up close to Xena and wiped Xena's forehead.

"Put the blanket back and leave me. When I have my strength back, I'll continue." Xena managed to say.

"Forget it. You're too weak, and even if I am a virgin, I have seen what men can do to women. Now don't argue, as you don't have the strength."

"Just don't turn me over. I don't want you to see." Xena said in as commanding a tone as she could in such a weak state. Gabrielle nodded. Xena fell asleep, so Gabrielle went back to work. After a few more minutes, she finished with the front.

'Even though Xena told me not to, I have to finish cleaning her. She doesn't have the strength to even get up and won't be for a long time. I reckon this is one time not to listen. It won't be the first time I didn't listen to her. Actually, it will be one in a long list of times, Gabrielle thought.

Lifting the blanket off so it was lying next to Xena, she gently and slowly rolled Xena over onto the blanket, trying not to wake her. She looked down at Xena's back and gasped. Carefully, she washed the long whip wounds on Xena's back, cursing the scum who did this to her friend and wishing Hercules or Iolaus had been here. When she finished about ten minutes later, she put the other blanket over Xena and tried to lift her upto the bed. Gabrielle couldn't lift her, so she walked over to the door.

After calling out, a guard came up to the window in the door, "I am the guard captain. What'd ya want? If it's about what happened to her, I didn't do it, since I was here." Gabrielle was angry, but knew that it wasn't the captain's fault. "I need someone to lift her onto the bed. I cleaned her up, so you don't have to worry. Oh, also some ointment to stop the whip wounds from becoming infected." "I guess it's alright. I just have to get the ointment, and I'll be back. Some guards will have to watch you while we do so." The captain left and returned about five minutes later. Gabrielle went to the far corner as the door was opened. Two guards watched, as another pair lifted Xena, leaving the blankets on the ground. The two dropped Xena onto the bed, waking her. The guard captain walked in, glaring at his men. He whacked the flat of his sword over the heads of the men who carried her, "Ignorant fools. You two will be punished for that. Have you no shame at all. She may be a prisoner, but you don't ever do that again to female prisoners." The captain quickly put a blanket over Xena and motioned for the pair to leave. Before his men could stop him, he walked over to Gabrielle, handing her a sack. "I apologize for what just happened to your friend. Here is some ointment and bandages." He walked back to Xena, pulling a bucket over.

Slowly and softly, he rubbed a wet sponge over Xena's forehead. She opened her eyes slowly and the captain spoke, "From now on, you'll be safe. I give you my word as the captain of the local lord's guards. I will be replacing the guards outside with hand-picked men, and will take a watch as well when I can. Two of my men dropped you upto the bed, but did nothing to cover your modesty. They will be severly punished for this transgression. Your friend has ointment to treat your wounds. Go back to sleep, for you need it." Xena nodded and closed her eyes.

The captain stood, "Gabrielle, I have arranged for the pair of you to be transported to the lord's castle. When my lord found out about what happened, he was furious. The council has been thrown out of office, and the men who participated have been punished. A carriage will arrive shortly. Good day. By the way, the horse and your equipment has already been taken their by guards I picked." The captain and guards left. A few hours, the pair were taken to the lord's castle, where Xena was quickly taken away.

"I arranged for her to be seen by my lord's own phyiscian, after she is taken to a comfortable room, decorated by my lady for visiting noblewomen."

"Hope you picked strong guards, coz you are going to need it to get her into it. Xena's no noblewomen." The pair laughed for a bit before another guard came up. "Sorry to interrupt, but the lord wishes to speak to you. I can take Lady Gabrielle to a room until she can see Lady Xena." The captain nodded before leaving, bowing respectfully to Gabrielle as he left.

The guard took Gabrielle to a room, informing her that the lady of the castle arranged for proper clothing for dinner.

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Xena awoke, looking around in surprise. She was in a large bedroom, lying in a soft bed with expensive bedcovers and wearing a gown with frills."Oh god, I think I'm going to be sick if I don't get out of this." Sitting up, she realised that the rest had healed her enough so that she could move around easily. Throwing the blanket off, she stood and walked over to a thinly-curtained off section, behind which she could see a chair, which her own clothes, and armour had been hung over with her boots, chakram, sword and scabbard at the foot of the chair. Stepping through it, she fiddled with the knot in the cord around the robe.

She heard a knock at the door. "Come in." she yelled out, still trying to undo the knot. Through the curtain, she saw that the captain of the guard and two of his men had entered, who gasped and quickly turned away.

"Captain, I assume it was you who put me in this blasted room, and arranged for this stupid robe. Get over here now and help." The captain walked over and stepped only as close enough as possible, trying to look away. She sighed angrily and pulled him around so that he was looking at her, "Just undo it. If it makes you happy, I'll hold the robe closed."

Quickly, he undid the knot before spinning around and walking back to his guards, hearing Xena cursing under her breath. She threw the robe over the curtain and onto the bed. She pulled on her undergarmets and boots before stepping out, carrying her other equipment which she dumped on the bed. While she spoke, she slipped into her armour. "Now that I'm decent enough to not embarrass you, what do you want?" She attached her scabbard and chakram to her belt before walking towards the door.

The door opened and Gabrielle walked in. "As I told Lady Gabrielle, the lord and lady of the castle are holding dinner later, and request your presence."

"If they think I'm wearing fancy clothes, they have another thing coming. Now, which way is it to the training grounds?" Xena said, grinning when she saw Gabrielle and the captain looking in surprise at each other.

 


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