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Beowulf: "Ready your weapons, men!"
Xena: "Beowulf … I won't have this resolved by violent means."
Beowulf: "It's the only means they know. Would you rather die?"
Xena: "Have your men put down their weapons!"
Beowulf: "Xena!"
Xena: "If you want me to help you save your friend, Gabrielle, then you'll do as I say!"
Beowulf: "Put your weapons down. Put them down!"
Xena: "Right."

Xena: "They'll be no bloodshed here today." Waltraute: "Long time no see, Xena. I'd like to catch up, but I'm afraid killing you is going to make that a bit difficult." Xena: "I'll not fight you." Waltraute: "Yeah, right."

[Waltraute attacks, although her reflexes are as good as ever, Xena refuses to return attack and remains on the defensive.]

Odin: "Enough!"
Vikings: "It's Odin!"
Odin: "I said enough!"

Odin: "Xena … this isn't much of a reunion."
Xena: "You can kill me if you want, but I'm not the warrior princess you seek."
Waltraute: "You heard the woman, Odin. Kill her!"
Odin: "Silence, Waltraute! If you're not Xena, who are you?"
Xena: "I don't know."

Odin: "Do you know who I am?" Xena: "She said your name is Odin, but I don't know you from your horse." Odin: "Waltraute … return to Valhalla at once. Leave these noble warriors to their mission."

Xena: "You see? We saw them off without violence."
Beowulf: "Only because he considers you more valuable alive than dead. He'll be back soon enough."

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Odin: "You're upset because I didn't kill Xena."
Waltraute: "I'm upset my lord has lost his mind. Have you forgotten Xena has the power to kill gods?"
Odin: "No, but she has. And with her memories gone, so are her motivations. Once she has retrieved the ring from the flames, it will be very easy to wrest it from her."

Waltraute: "Odin, you intend keeping the ring for yourself? Only those who have forsaken love can use it."
Odin: "What can I say? My heart has hardened."
Waltraute: "No. You promised that ring to me. You love me."
Odin: "I love no one. And once I've secured that ring from Xena, I will fear nothing."
Waltraute: "Grinhilda will never--"
Odin: "Grinhilda will do nothing to stop Xena, because you and the other Valkyrie will make certain nothing stops Xena from getting to that ring."

Waltraute: "On my life, Xena will not live to get close enough to those flames to singe an eyebrow."

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Xena: [having taken off her wedding ring] … "Are you a demon … or my own mind made mad?" Gabrielle: "I am the truth of who you are. Our souls are united, Xena."

Beowulf: "Xena? Xena, are you alright?"
Xena: "Yes. This Gabrielle truly loved Xena, didn't she?"
Beowulf: "And will until the end of time. Gabrielle saved you from what you were, as you must now save her."

Xena: "I've heard the men talking. They say that Xena created this monster that awaits us."
Beowulf: "Grinhilda."
Xena: "It's true then."

Beowulf: "I've waited a long time to return this to you." … [hands Xena her chakram] Xena: "What's it for?" Beowulf: "You'll know. When the time comes, you'll know."

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Beowulf: [approaching Brunnhilda's flame] … "We're in Grinhilda's domain." Xena: "Beowulf, if I'm not the one …" Beowulf: "You are. Brunnhilda's flame will recognize you as Gabrielle's soulmate."

Brunnhilda: "Xena … Xena … the love in your heart burns stronger than any flame. You belong together, Xena."

[Just as Xena is about to pass through the flames, Waltraute and her Valkyrie attack.]

Waltraute: "It makes me sick to see you grown so soft." Xena: "Softness and weakness are two different things. I have no quarrel with you. I'm only here for Gabrielle." Waltraute: "You sound like one of those pathetic lovesick boys who burned themselves to a crisp."

[Waltraute momentarily gets the better of an unarmed Xena. Wiglaf tosses his sword to Xena, but as he does so, another Valkyrie throws a dagger at him, which strikes him down. Sigh, never piss off a warrior princess (even if she is in denial of her true self).]

Waltraute: "I've waited along time for this."
Xena: "Wait longer." … [Xena opens up a serious can of whoop-ass and tosses Waltraute into Brunnhilda's flame]

Beowulf: "Xena, you must go now! Go now or all this is for nothing … Augh!" … [Grinhilda stabs Beowulf through the shoulder with one of her claws and lifts him from the ground.]

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