- Xena: Hey.
- Ares: Mortality stinks... not to mention hurts.
- Xena: Yeah, it does sometimes.
- Ares: [Xena tends to Ares' face] You have got a wicked right jab.
- Xena: Sorry about that.
- Ares: It's not the end of the world. Who knows--maybe as a mortal I can experience something I never could as a god.
- Xena: Like what?
- Ares: Like you.
- Xena: You never give up, do you?
- Ares: [Xena and Ares share a kiss] Ow, I guess I'm finally getting to you.
- Xena: You always got to me. But you were bad for me, Ares. You still are.
- Ares: Xena, is there even a chance we could be together one day? I don't know, maybe, you know... one in a thousand?
- Xena: More like one in a billion.
- Ares: So you're saying there is a chance.
- Varia: [as she observes an old scar on Eve's leg] That old scar's a bad one. Take a look at this.
- [Varia shows Eve a larger scar on her shoulder]
- Eve: Wow...
- Varia: A Roman short sword. The man who did it died before he had time to wipe his blade!
- Eve: Hmm...
- [Eve shows another scar left on her back]
- Eve: Gaelic spear. The man who did it, his entire regiment, his village and two neighboring villages; destroyed before the sun went down!
- Eve: The quiet after a tough battle...
- Varia: Yeah.
- Eve: Victory snatched from the jaws of defeat, death so close, then suddenly driven away!
- [pause]
- Eve: No, I don't miss it.
- Varia: Will you teach me some moves?
- Eve: Will you use them to hurt others?
- Varia: For defense only.
- Eve: Okay.
- [Cut to a scene where Varia uses one of Eve's fighting methods to fight an Amazon]
- Eve: Very good! You're a natural.
- Varia: Thanks!
- [pause]
- Varia: Come on. Show me another one!
- Eve: [sulks] No, I can't!
- Varia: Admit you enjoyed teaching me that.
- Eve: It was all right...
- Varia: Then one more. Your best move!
- Eve: Okay. Say you're being charged by two lines of infantry and you don't have the angle to flip over them? You do this!
- [Eve runs at Varia. She grabs Varia's shoulders and flips over her and does her battle yell; Eve lands, puts her foot on Varia's back and then throws Varia over her]
- Eve: See, that'll put you right through...
- Varia: [Varia suddenly holds her sword at Eve's throat] I've only seen one warrior do that move! I knew I recognized you from someplace! You're LIVIA, THE BITCH OF ROME!
- Ares: [Ares tries to transport himself but can't] I've got to stop trying that; I'm going to rupture something.
- Varia: Now she must pay!
- Marga: Our law says Eve must die.
- Gabrielle: I can't let that happen, Marga.
- Marga: Are you challenging me?
- Gabrielle: If it comes to that, I *am* challenging you.
- Marga: [Marga takes a moment to think] The woman did save my life, and we *do* need Xena. We'll wait until after this is resolved before we deal with her.