It was lucky that Xena couldn't see Gabrielle's grin or she might have turned that same withering gaze on the bard. In truth, she was very nearly at the end of her rope. They'd walked forever through the maze, been attacked by a minotaur and taunted by talking knockers. It wasn't turning out to be one of her best days.
She wasn't entirely satisfied with the idea of trusting someone else with her future, but she supposed at this junction they didn't have a choice. "Fine. Fine." She lowered her head and leveled her gaze on Gabrielle when she questioned what her sword could do. "I am surprised that after all this time you have to ask."
"I might have nicked their pretty faces at least, huh?" She turned back to the doors as Gabrielle pushed one open. She shoved the metal ring she still held in her hand back into the knocker's mouth and followed behind her. The door shut behind them and they were faced with a long straight hallway. Xena glanced around for signs of anything that might be a danger, but nothing immediately jumped out at them.