A brash teen (Shiri Appleby) tries to convince Xena (Lucy Lawless) that she would make a better partner than Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) by leading the duo to the stolen Urn of Apollo.
Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) finds inner calm, but Xena (Lucy Lawless) is plagued by violent images in a land ruled by a man who claims to know the true path to peace. Guest stars: Jeremy Roberts and Mervyn Smith.
Iagos (Mervyn Smith) hatches a scheme to gain the Shield of Perseus from Hephaestus (Julian Garner) by taking advantage of his lovelorn boss's loneliness.