Who's Gurkhan
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Eve: [on a ship sailing to Africa] ... "Gabrielle? What's your plan?"
Gabrielle: "I get inside Mogador. I kill Gurkhan. And I bring Sarah back."
Eve: "That's your goal. What's your plan?"
Gabrielle: "Haven't thought about it."

'I visited Mogador once'
Eve: "I visited Mogador once."
Gabrielle: "I'm afraid to ask why."
Eve: "You should be."

Gabrielle: "Tell me about Gurkhan."
Eve: "I can't. I've never seen him; no one has outside of the palace. He keeps his identity a secret."
Gabrielle: "I will find him."
Eve: "Perhaps, but he will be a tough man to kill, Gabrielle. And if he should capture you … pray that the end is quick."
Gabrielle: "If you're trying to scare me, Eve … Why were you in Mogador?"
Eve: "I was selling slave girls."

'She knows what I know...'
Gabrielle: "Calm the way your daughter talks about her past."
Xena: "She knows what I know -- there's nothing you can do to change the past, you can only work to make the future better. That's why she's so worried about what you might do once you're inside Mogador. Gabrielle, you're not an assassin."

Gabrielle: "You're right, Xena. Today, I'm not an assassin. Tomorrow …" … [her seasickness and the stress of the situation catch up to her and she rushes to the side of the boat to hurl]

'It's a suicide mission'
Eve: "She wants to kill Gurkhan. For you or me, that might have been an interesting challenge, once upon a time. But, for her …"
Xena: "It's a suicide mission."

Eve: "She doesn't have what it takes to kill in cold blood. Do you think I inherited that talent from you, Mother?"
Xena: "You certainly had a gift."
Eve: "Yeah. I did."

Eve: "So, what are you going to do?"
Xena: "Cure her seasickness."

Virgil: "Gabrielle? Hey, Gabrielle."
Xena: "I gave her something for her seasickness. She'll be out for a while."
Virgil: "I got it. You're going to Mogador without her."
Xena: "That's right."
Virgil: "She's not going to like that."
Xena: "She's going to like being beheaded even less."

Xena: "You're coming with me."
Virgil: "I can't. That would be a direct betrayal of her trust, and -- oof! … [Xena grabs him uncomfortably by the face] … Good idea. Good idea."

'I have a choice specimen'
Auctioneer: "The next wench has a variety of skills …"
Xena: "Make it look good."
Virgil: "Alright. Alright."
Auctioneer: "… bidding opens at ten ducats."

Slave Merchant: "Yeah? What do you want?"
Virgil: "Forward, wench." … [gives Xena a strong shove forward]
Xena: [under her breath] … "Not that good."
Virgil: "The name's Superlius, and I have a choice specimen. I'd like to know how much I can get for her."

'Very, very nice'
Slave Merchant: "Very nice. Very, very nice … [strips her bare] … Not only beautiful, but big and strong. She'll be useful day and night. Yeah, we should do very well with her."
Virgil: [unable to formulate a complete thought with a very naked Xena standing in front of him] … "Uh-huh."

Slave Merchant: "I get fifty percent."
Virgil: [coming to his senses … slowly] … "Sounds reasonable."
Slave Merchant: "I can tell you who'll end up with her -- Gurkhan, himself. He's got great taste in women."

Auctioneer: "And next up is a spirited vixen of mysterious origin …"

[AUTHOR'S NOTE: I'm guessing on the names here, please don't hold it against me if I'm wrong.]

Sonata: [sees Xena approaching] ... "Uh-oh. Competition."
Lana: "Competition? For what? To see who gets sold quickest to the biggest monster to do with as he pleases?"
Sonata: "Yeah. You make it sound like a bad thing."
Xena: "Isn't it?"
Sonata: "Hey, in my village, the choices were marry a sober poor man, or marry a drunk poor man. It was a toss up, really. The sober man would be less likely to beat you, but the drunk man would be less likely to keep you pregnant all the time."
Lana: "At least you were around your family."
Sonata: "My father is dead, and my mother is a whore. I have no family. Now, I have a good shot at being bought by Gurkhan the Magnificent, the wealthiest man in the continent."

'A woman of such fire and beauty'
Virgil: "Girl! Girl, come here!"
Xena: "As soon as you figure out which one Gurkhan is, get behind him. Try to overhear something useful. Get going."
Auctioneer: "Hey! Hey, come on!"

Auctioneer: "And now … for our premium selection -- a woman of such fire and beauty that a man, well, would have to be crazy not to want to take her home. From Thrace, the blue-eyed goddess, magnificent to the eyes as she will no doubt be to the touch. Now … let's start the bidding at ten gold ducats. Come along, gentlemen, don't be shy … [the bidding begins and steadily increases in pace] … Are you bidding, Sir, or just picking your nose … [the bidding becomes so fast and furious that Xena and Virgil can't keep up with who's who] … Sold to Gurkhan the Magnificent for 220 gold ducats. What a prize he's won for himself."
Sonata: "I wonder which one Gurkhan is?"
Xena: [under her breath] … "Very clever."


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