Xena: Warrior Princess (TV Series)

Maternal Instincts (1998)

David Taylor: Solan

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• Solan : [crying about Kaleipus' death]  Like my father...

  [pause] 

  Solan : ... and my mom.

  [Xena glances at him] 

  Solan : But why does everyone I love die?

  [pause] 

  Solan : Is it me?

  Xena : [quietly]  No, no! Of course not...

  Solan : Then why are they dead? Everyone who ever loved me?

  Xena : They're not! You still have me-

  [Xena stops herself as Solan looks at her] 

  Xena : ... many, many friends. And they've all said how much they love you and want you to come and live with them...

  Solan : But I don't want to.

  [pause] 

  Solan : I want to live with you.

  Xena : [whispers]  What?

  Solan : I won't be any trouble, I promise. I'll catch my own food and keep up. And I'm hardly ever sick...

  Xena : Solan, I don't think...

  Solan : Please! My uncle always said if anything happened to him, you'd be there for me.

  Xena : And he was right. But all your ties are here. Don't you wanna be with someone that you know, someone that you care about?

  Solan : Yes, you!

  [pause] 

  Solan : You said we were friends and real friends are like family, right?

  Xena : [smiles happily]  Like family!

  Solan : Then take me with you, please?

  [pause] 

  Solan : Don't leave me!

  Xena : [starts crying]  When all this is over, you be packed and ready to go. We've got a lot to talk about. We might as well do it on the road...

  [she leaves Kaleipus' hut]