Growing up, Gabrielle had always known she was different, that she was out of place within her mundane village and destined for something far greater. Not that she didn’t love her family and friends-she did and still does, very much. It was more of a feeling within her, there all the time, beckoning her to trust it and to follow her heart.
When Xena saved Gabrielle and her fellow villagers from Draco, Gabrielle felt something stir in her soul. She didn’t consciously perceive it, nor did she even try to logically sort out her feelings, but she knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that her destiny lay with this beautiful and formidable warrior.
Of course, Xena wanted nothing to do with the young woman, and forbade her from accompanying her on her journeys. But mere words would not divert Gabrielle. After her family had all gone to sleep (well, except her sister), Gabrielle set out to follow Xena, leaving behind her father Herodotus, her mother Hecuba, her younger sister Lila, and her fiancé Perdicas.
Knowledge she had acquired through voracious reading and her silver tongue became her chief weapons at the outset of her adventuring career, but over time she learned to fight with her staff right alongside Xena. A short stay with the Amazons provided her with even more warrior skills, though storytelling seems to have become one of her most impressive assets. But even though she managed to win a scholarship to the Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards, she has instead continued to roam the world with Xena.
With her dying breath, the Amazon Terreis passed her Right of Cast to Gabrielle, instantly conferring on the young girl the title of Amazon Princess. The other Amazons have come to accept Gabrielle, and one in particular, Ephiny, has become one of her closest friends. No matter how much she enjoyed their company, however, Gabrielle still knew that she belonged with Xena, and so she left the Amazons behind.
Xena and Gabrielle’s relationship has grown stronger with each passing day, and there is no doubt that they each love the other even more than they would like to admit. Over the past year, they have both suffered through tragedies, surviving only by their reliance upon one another. Unfortunately, in saving Xena’s life by killing Hope, Gabrielle sacrificed herself. How Xena will deal with this remains to be seen.
Still grieving over the loss of Gabrielle, Xena journeys to the land of the dead to bring back Gabrielle, only to find out that the Siberian-Amazon tribe can't cross over into eternity, because of Xena. Xena rights this wrong then heads to Poteidaia after finding out that Gabrielle is still alive.
In Poteidaia Xena and Joxer go in search of Gabrielle and find her, only it's really Hope, but then the real Gabrielle shows up and they reunite.
This young girl from Poteidaia has grown in so many different ways, from being Quuen of the Amazons, a friend, a sister, and an aunt, Gabrielle has had many journeys with the Warrior Princess and her dreams have finally come true. |
