Gabrielle nodded in agreement. "Yeah, this guy who calls himself the king said we weren't allowed to kill each other." But, of course, that wouldn't stop hurting. She was glad Robin had been friendly. And, in truth, it had seemed everyone was just too confused to get into fights. Although, some people would probably be more likely to get into a fight the more confused they got.
She returned the smile, glad to see the happy expression on Xena's face. It was a good sign, she thought. In all honesty, she had noticed that Xena tended to smile more around her, but she was glad to see the expression on her face given the kidnapping to a new place and all. It was encouraging, though didn't necessarily mean Xena was feeling happy about this change. Which was fair enough, because she wasn't feeling that way herself.
"And you can count on me for that, too!" Gabrielle might be conflicted about fighting, but in a very real way, she went wherever Xena did. And, of course, she was more than a little bit unwilling to be pulled around anymore. It was getting out of hand. "Bye, Argo!" She waved to the horse, who tolerated the sillyness, and went to stand by her best friends side.
"It's really ugly..." Though she'd stayed in worse places, she'd been used to Mirage. This was completely different. She really didn't like it. But maybe it wasn't a bad thing that it was different, not really. It made it feel a bit less surreal. In Mirage, some things had always been the same, and this place had none of those things.
"There was this really strange little creature that the king said we could ask questions... I wonder what other things we'll run into here?" The Minotaur still lurked in the back of her mind, but she shoved that thought away. She would deal with that when it came up. She looked at the place for awhile, then gestured to her friend. "Come on! Maybe we can find you a room key and one of these books!" She smiled winningly at her friend and pushed open the door to their dorm building.