Escaping Her Destiny

== 01 ==
"Xena! Hurry up! We won't make it to the palace if you don't quicken your pace!" Kaiine said, his eyes on the path ahead.
"Oh, fine!" Xena replies, jogging to catch up with him. She wasn't particularly happy to be travelling to kill her mother. Yet another reason she hated The Author. 
"Are you certain I have to do this? Can't we just escape? You said it was possible!" Xena said to Kaiine. He just sighed, "I'm only a side-character, Zena. Half my time I am stuck doing nothing. You're the heroine of this story. And your job is to kill your mother. I truly am sorry." 
"If you were, you'd try to help me!" Xena retorted. 
They were halfway to the castle by now. Kaiine stopped and said, "You get fifty minutes to practice. Then we have to go to the palace." 
Xena was silent as she pulled out her sword. "I truly am sorry mother." she muttered under her breath. 
=== 47 minutes later ===
"There. I'm done practicing." Xena says, sitting down.
"Ha. You still have.." Kaiine looked down at the watch the author had gave him.
"3 minutes,"
"Wow. 3 whole minutes." Xena said sarcastically. He glared. 
"Okay, if you're done, then lets get going. Or else the Author will speed up the story, and I'll end up dead and forgotten." 
"Fine." Xena picked up her sword and sheathed it. It was a beautiful sword, she had to admit. It was made of the finest silver dragon scales, and jewels were embedded on the hilt. But she could only think about who she would kill with it. Her mother. 
Kaiine had already started walking. He could walk unaturally fast, thanks to the Author. 
"Can't you even try to walk slower?" Xena complained.