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(Transcribed by TurboScribe.ai. Go Unlimited to remove this message.) Zina, these totems don't look too friendly.

These are centaur totems.

Dagnan's already been here.

Looks like the centaurs drove him off, but he won't give up.

The big question is what kind of welcome you're going to get from the centaurs.

I don't know.

I fought the centaurs a long time ago.

Can only hope they believe I'm here to help.

Wasn't Dagnan in your army back then?

Yes.

He was a very capable warrior.

But even I wouldn't turn my back on him.

I had the centaurs surrounded.

I fought bravely, but it was only a matter of time.

If they were surrounded, why didn't you kill them?

We reached an agreement.

I pulled my army out and promised never to return.

Gabrielle, get your staff ready.

Centaurs?

No.

You want him?

You've got him.

Retreat!

Zina.

Zina, destroyer of nations.

You promised you'd never return.

That Zina never will.

I'm sure you figured it out.

Dagnan's here for the Ixion Stone.

And what are you here for, or shouldn't I have to guess?

I came to stop Dagnan.

I'm not here for anything or...

or anybody.

Anybody.

Solon!

I want to kill her, uncle!

I won't have you thinking that way.

But she killed my father!

She killed the great Baraius!

Leave us now.

We'll talk later.

You've just met your greatest enemy.

Do you know him?

Yes.

He's my son.

A man in turmoil cried out for a hero.

It was Zina.

A mighty princess forged in the heat of battle.

The power to change

the world.

I've got it!

Stop right there.

You won't get the Ixion Stone.

All of us are willing to die to keep you from that power.

And Baraius, the man who betrayed Zina to become the greatest friend of the

Centaurs, told us everything.

He may have died at your command, but he will live forever in our legends.

I'm willing to withdraw my army.

Zina, destroyer of nations, isn't known to bargain.

Take this child.

He's my son and the son of Baraius.

If he stays with me, he'll become a target for all those who hate me.

And he'll learn things a child should never know.

He'll become like me.

The son of Baraius will be raised as my own.

I want to talk to you.

I told you everything.

Yeah, now you've told me everything.

Everything except why.

I mean, how could you walk out on your own child?

You don't understand.

No, I do understand.

Any woman would.

I just can't believe you did it.

I mean, he's your son, for Gaia's sake.

I didn't come here for him.

I came to stop Dagnon.

But you are here now.

You're going to tell him, right?

Get out of my way.

Zina!

I'm paying you for your incredible eyesight, seer.

But even I know that Zina's there.

Yes, Lord Dagnon.

She's amazing.

She can sense me watching her.

From this distance?

Yeah, yeah.

She could do that when I was in her army.

It's so irritating.

What is she saying?

They were blocked by trees most of the time, so I couldn't read her lips, but

she's troubled by something.

She knows I'm going to find the Ixion Stone.

Keep watching.

I need to know her plans.

I need...

I need something.

I need anything to fight her with.

No, no, no!

How I raise my son is none of your business.

You gave up that right a long time ago.

I don't want him growing up to be a warrior.

He shouldn't be carrying a sword.

Has he been trained to use it?

Don't be foolish.

I don't want him to be a warrior either.

But just as you gave him up to protect him, I have to give him the freedom to

choose his own path.

I thought that's what you wanted as well.

It is.

Amazing.

I see so much change in your eyes.

You aren't the woman I faced ten years ago.

You aren't that warrior.

Let him go, Xena.

He's got a family and a home here.

He's not your son anymore.

Are you telling me this for my good?

Or yours?

For his.

And mine.

For nine years, Solan has been my son.

I love him more than my very life.

And the thought of losing him...

You can't possibly know what that feels like.

Do you know what it's like to be a mother without her child?

Hi.

Dagnan staked out the southern end of the territory near the cliffs.

If he wants to take the village, he'll have to fight uphill.

That's the stone he's after.

So what does this stone do?

Ixion was the father of the centaurs.

When he had the choice of making them either wicked or noble, he chose noble.

All their evil is captured inside a stone.

So whoever has the stone has the power of Ixion's wicked creation.

Right.

I can see why the centaurs tried to stop you.

And why Baraius turned against you.

Baraius was a very wise man.

He found his way a lot sooner than I did.

I didn't kill him.

I ordered him captured unharmed.

And I don't know what happened.

That's not what Solon thinks.

Gabrielle, a lot of people think that giving birth ends when the baby takes its

first free breath.

It's not true.

My son has grown inside of me every day.

Stronger and stronger.

I can try to deny it, but I can never ignore it.

How can I claim something that I walked away from so long ago?

I don't know what it's like to have a son.

But I do know what it's like to have a mother.

And he should know that.

Don't you even think about it.

This is none of your business.

I'll handle it my own.

Seer!

What?

What have you got for me?

I may have your weapon.

Would it interest you to know Xena has a son.

Immensely.

You can come down now, Solon.

I know you're up there.

Get away from my father and mother.

I came to pay my respects.

I didn't kill your father.

I wish you'd believe that.

You killed him.

My mother was left all alone.

What do you know about your mother?

What do you care?

I care.

What was she like?

My uncle says she was wonderful.

She never thought bad things about anyone.

Even you.

She had a smile like a breeze on a warm day.

And she could sing like Orpheus.

I wish I could have heard her sing.

Did your uncle ever tell you that she didn't want you to be a warrior?

How did you know that?

Well, a woman like her, without evil in her heart, wouldn't want her son to

take up the sword.

My father fought you.

If I can die for something that noble, then...

Don't confuse nobility with anger and revenge.

Your father wasn't like that.

And I know because we were very close once.

Did you know he could sing?

We used to sing together.

I could sing for you.

She spotted us!

She did?

Quick!

Quick!

Come on!

Keep going, keep going!

But she's all the way up the valley!

I've seen her.

Not with this much time to...

Boo!

Just so you know, I've cut off the flow of blood to your brain.

You'll be dead in 30 seconds if you don't talk.

Now, what have you told Dagnon?

Dagnon knows everything.

He knows you're here to stop him.

He knows about your son.

Solon!

Look, I know you're here.

I just want to talk to you, get to know you a bit.

Why?

To be your friend.

You're Azena's friend?

Yeah.

She's your friend, too.

Where'd you get the staff?

I don't know.

I got it from the Amazons.

They use it to defend themselves.

I've got a sword to do that.

Yeah.

But I learned a long time ago that a sword makes you a target.

Not with a staff.

You see, there are no sharp ends to threaten anyone.

You don't have to pretend you're a warrior.

I am a warrior!

How did you do that?

I did it without a sword and without being a warrior.

Do you want me to teach you?

Yeah.

Look out!

Solon, run!

Solon, run!

I can help!

Run!

No!

Put me down!

She can take the message to Xena.

That we have the boy.

Xena!

Gabrielle!

Where have you been?

What's wrong?

Are you all right?

Yeah.

They got him.

They took Solon.

Go back to the village.

Tell Callipus to stay put.

Dagnon will cut his cavalry into little pieces in these dense forests.

What are you going to do?

I'm going to get my son.

Leave me alone!

Make sure these men stay alert.

Xena will try anything to get him back.

I'll be in my tent.

The key.

Bye-bye, little boy.

You are an amazing woman.

And you haven't changed a bit.

Still as charismatic as ever.

No, no, no.

I have changed a little bit.

Look, look.

You see?

That was from Thucydides.

I understand you took care of him, though.

And I'm smart.

Smarter.

A lot smarter.

You see, I found your fatal flaw.

You were right to keep him secret so long.

And giving him to the centaurs?

A stroke of genius.

But...

I know.

And I possess.

You are always a bargaining man.

I assume that's what you want to do.

Otherwise, you would have called in your guards by now.

That and the fact that you could kill me in two steps.

Oh!

But you'd never see your boy again, would you?

Very well.

There are three things that I do want.

One, the stone.

Don't have it, don't know where it is.

I do.

It's in the Ixion Caverns.

Somewhere near these cliffs.

It's only a matter of time before we find it.

Which leads me to number three.

I want you out of the way.

Leave the valley.

Not without my son.

You're hardly in a position to bargain now, are you?

I'm sure you could get through all those guards and into that cage.

But...

Your son would be dead.

I'm the one who has the power now, Xena.

You are at my beck and call.

You forgot the second thing.

Oh, yeah.

Remembering that I have your son...

I just want a bit of...

warmth.

A little...

human kindness.

If only you were human.

It's Xena!

Get her!

The Ixion Caverns!

I got you.

Watch her!

Ready?

Looks like the only way out is down.

Fire!

You trust me?

The Ixion Caverns!

Go get the gear.

We're going down.

What about Xena?

Well, if the ball didn't kill her...

I'll have the pleasure.

Move!

We have to hurry.

Wait!

My arm hurts so bad.

So when your arm's broken...

I'll have to deaden the pain while I do this.

It doesn't hurt.

I can only cut off the feeling for a little while.

When I put it back, it's going to hurt worse than before, okay?

Okay.

I need a splint.

No!

What good is a sword without an arm to hold it?

Spread out!

Find them!

Why did you come for me?

I thought maybe you could use my help.

You were very brave back there.

You didn't freeze.

I was too scared to freeze.

That's good instincts.

Most people react the other way.

Your father was very brave.

He was a great warrior.

His bravery wasn't in being a warrior.

It came from knowing what was in his heart.

He recognised what was right and he stood up for it.

Against you?

Yes, against me.

That was important to him, even though...

Even though he and I were very good friends for a very long time.

I don't want to talk about my father anymore.

Before he...

Became good...

Did he hurt a lot of people?

Yes, he did.

But if it wasn't for him, the centaurs wouldn't be alive now.

Callipus, your friends, they'd all be gone.

You would have killed them.

Yes, I would have killed them all.

Thanks to my father.

I didn't do it.

And for that, I owe him more than you'll ever know.

This is the best I can do for you right now.

This is going to hurt, ready?

Ready?

It's all right.

It's all going to be all right.

You have to give her more time.

Lucina will be back.

Dagnon has my son.

I'm not waiting any longer.

It isn't safe.

Centaurs are no match for men in the woods.

We have men with us.

We'll take our chances.

Still, Gabrielle has a point.

I'll ask for volunteers.

But no one should feel ashamed for not coming.

I'm not staying here while Solon's in danger.

Don't expect me to stay behind.

Follow me.

This is it.

The Ixian Temple.

This is where the stone is kept.

Where?

The altar.

It's gone.

Barais, he did find the stone.

You found it?

All the evil from Ixian's wicked centaur is in that stone.

Whoever owns it can become that centaur.

He must have hidden it to keep me or...

or anyone else from finding it.

These handprints, that means they're my father's?

Yeah.

We've got to find a way out before Dagnon gets here.

You can take them on.

What you did up top was incredible.

Yeah, it got us here, didn't it?

We're going to need some help.

This is where all those music lessons come in handy.

Just kidding.

What innocent name is that?

If you don't know, it must be Xena.

What's that?

How should I know?

But I don't think I'm going to like it.

This way!

Xena!

Are you there?

Gabrielle!

Rust is coming down!

Catch it!

They've got it.

Okay.

Pull!

Grab the horse!

Get back, fellas!

My sword!

Xena...

I have the stone.