Queen of Hearts  Part 17  Dawn found them near the edge of the
river plateau, sheltered in a dry, white limestone cave as they
settled down to get some rest.    At least some of them were.
Xena had climbed up the side of the cliff face, and was peering
across the open spaces ahead of them, clinging to the stone like
a large, be-cloaked spider.    Gabrielle was splitting the
difference. She had taken a seat on a bit of ledge near the
opening of the cave, where she could keep an eye on her
acrobatic bedmate and the early morning sun was nicely warming a
body still chilled from the long wet walk the previous night.
She didn’t know what Xena was doing. Based on the muttering
she’d heard from Xena before she’d started climbing she wasn’t
convinced Xena knew what Xena was doing, though so she didn’t
really think asking her about it was going to get either of them
anywhere.  She was bone tired. Every inch of her wanted to curl
up in the sun and sleep despite the emptiness in her stomach and
her desire to keep by Xe