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zaria (bravely) wrote in labyrinth_rpg,
@ 2009-04-19 19:18:00

Entry tags:

complete, day seven, gabrielle, jareth, xena

Day 7
Who: Xena and OTA
What: Investigating the Labyrinth Entrance
When: Early Evening
Where: Entrance to the Labyrinth
Rating: TBA
Status: Complete

A complete change in the environment of a city she'd been slowly getting used to was not a welcome sight upon waking that morning. It was perhaps this change, however, that gave her the determination to challenge the labyrinth. She was unwilling to be a pawn in the changing landscape any longer. She put on her leathers and armor and completely outfitted herself with her weapons before she left the room she shared with Gabrielle.

She stared around her once she got outside, a little bit awed by the huge contraptions that rose into the stifling sky. She shook her head, setting her jaw as she ventured forth. Although she didn't participate in any of the attractions, she did spend several hours wandering around and getting to know her new surroundings. She wouldn't know them as well as she had known the environment of the faire for a few more days, but she wanted to have some familiarity under her belt.

Finally after several hours of exploring by herself, eating and observing, she decided to check out the entrance to the labyrinth. She wouldn't leave without Gabrielle, but she wanted to see what she could discover. She wanted to be as prepared as possible before they went in. She'd read in the bothersome journal that one of the people, a Faith, had made it through to the castle. She was certain that if someone else could do it, she could do it herself.

She soon found herself at the entrance to the labyrinth and ran her hands over the stone. She stepped in and looked left and right as there was a wall directly in front of her. The stone wall extended far down in either direction and she couldn't see a turn at either end. Well, there wouldn't be much exploring unless she actually walked into the labyrinth and she wasn't sure she should without Gabrielle in her company.

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bardictraveller
2009-05-14 04:12 pm UTC (link)

Gabrielle hadn't allowed herself to be hit on purpose, but she had to smile slightly as she heard Xena's familiar warcry echoing through the stone corridors of the Labyrinth. At that moment, the Minotaur was officially dead. It didn't matter that it wasn't over yet, Gabrielle knew they would win. She saw the anger, however tightly controlled, in Xena's movements, and knew it was only a matter of time until the Minotaur stopped breathing.

Still, she kept an anxious eye on the surroundings, just in case. Xena had things well in hand, though, so she busied herself with pushing herself up from her crumpled position against the wall until she was seated. "Alright, that hurt." She commented as she looked herself over. She seemed to be okay, and had a bright smile for her best friend when she came over to her.

"I'm fine, Xena. That was amazing." She touched Xena's cheek very lightly, smiled and gazed into her eyes for a moment, and then raised herself to her feet. "A little sore, but nothing major. How's your shoulder?" She shook her arms, trying to get rid of some of the soreness she had there. "It looks like he hit you pretty solidly there at the end." She glanced at the Minotaur, and gave him the closest thing to a dirty look that she could manage.

As for Xena's comments, she knew what they meant. She'd better, after everyting they went through. But Gabrielle was also an extremely intuitive person, and she'd sensed from nearly the beginning that Xena wasn't nearly as terse as she seemed. "Hey, what do you say to a bath after we're done this?" It was random, but a bath sounded really good.

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