There were no more raids by Calisto and her warriors for weeks. No attempt to further malign Xena's name with slaughter. While Xena was concerned when...she heard of Calisto's escape, two weeks of searching produced no clues to the whereabouts of her nemesis.Gabrielle was haggling with the vegetable monger in the village square when she felt a bite at her neck. As her vision blurred and knees buckled, she saw the horse-drawn cart approach. That was the last thing she saw until she awoke many. Hum so rahe the use hall kafi bada nahi tha bus 2 sofe the orrtv tha. Hum bohot adjust hoke so rahe the khass karke mein. Fir mene storie ke bare meni yadd larna sooruu kiya sochte sochte meri kab nind lag gayi muze pata hi nahi chala rat ke karib 1.30 baje meri nind khuli dekha to sab so rahe the cooler ke tej hawa se muze thand lag rahi thi. To mene aas pass chddar dekhi nahi mili fir mene socha kyunaa komal didi ki hii share kar loo uski maine uski chaddar todhi si khichi to vo mere side me. Those ribbons and plaits so carefullydone by proud mothers to match summer dresses. And those shiny andsparkling hair clips entrancing me and calling to my inner soul.Sometimes, I'm sure they caught me staring but they probably thought Iwas just another silly boy."The 'clip' of the clasp closing on the pretty barrette as I walked byall shy in my black jacket, drab navy blue trousers and bland shoes.Chasing butterflies in the park whilst I kicked a ball by myself."I said all this, really it came. So it was that Haleen carried me back to the Red Crescent Temple.I came to find that Haleen was the only child of Hakeem, the Red Crescent Grandmaster. Apparently, while Hakeem's discipline and kata were unmatched, the one area of his life that he had no control over, was his love and devotion to his daughter. So it was, that when she petitioned him to become an Adept, that he could not say no. So it was now, with his star protégé and only child, returning from a contemplative walk in the.