She was dragged the entire length of the alleyway in less than a minute. Clive squealed to a halt before he reached the end.“Well, that was over... too quickly,” the bouncers chuckled. Floyd stumbled out into the alley. There was a trail of blood all along it, which he followed in a daze. All of his interest and fascination had faded. He was not sure what he would find at the end of the alley but he was hoping against all odds that Melanie’s neck had not broken the moment she was. ‘Don’t worry..’ A soft hand strokes the warrior’s sweaty cheek. ‘I’m here to help you, Xena.’ ‘If you wanted to help you could have let me rest!’ Xena exclaimed sarcastically, not knowing who the figure was. ‘Zeus has sent me here to assist you in anyway I can’ The figure spoke softly. ‘Oh! I’m sorry, Athena! I.. Didn’t know it was you..’ Xena covers her face in her hands, trying to hide her embarrassment. The Goddess only laughs, Sitting down next to Xena. Brushing her hand through Xena’s. That is sooooo over the top," she said with a mocking smile. "I get that you think it's ... nice, but really, let's keep it within the realm of reality." I don't think it's nice," I said with emphasis on her lame description. "I think it is amazing. I think it has been a gift of genetics and fate that it has been created in such a way that it is perfect." Nonsense," she said, but again, not showing irritation. "My nose is too big." No ... it is not. You have a long, oval face with a strong jaw. She was also well maintained and we were told in our chit chat that Jane takes yoga classes. Jane immediately took charge of Saima and told us that she will show her around. We had a good meal, and after dinner excused ourselves to take some rest as jetlag was having its effect already.We took a day or two to settle with the time-zone and were alright to go out with John and Jane. Nice of John and Jane that they had bought necessary grocery already which was good enough for a few days. John and.