Acceptance

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The day dragged on while Xena waited...and hoped...for her father to come rescue her. But he still hadn't.
Before she knew it, it was another day gone. Macaque had locked her in her room again, and she'd eaten again. But her mind never stopped thinking about rescue and freedom. How much she wanted to be free of this place! She trained all day with Macaque and then he locked her up at night. This was no life, it was prison. And it sucked.
But she'd seen no way of escape so far either. Macaque monitored her too closely. But then an idea struck her.
What if she pretended to behave herself? Maybe if he thought she was being obedient, he'd be less hard on her. She hated the thought but it seemed to be her only way out.
So when Macaque came to get her for her training, she didn't fight him like she usually did. She followed him willingly, and this seemed to surprise him. He gave her a shocked look as she followed him to her training quarters.
Maybe this will finally get me out of here she thought.

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Macaque watched in awe as the Monke Girl willingly followed him without protest as he led her to her training area. Was she sick?! She never willingly followed him to training. He always had to wrestle her out of the room and carry her kicking to it. He eyed her suspiciously and opened the door for her. She walked through it and waited in her spot. He'd keep an eye on her.
But the whole day during training, she didn't resist him at all. She obeyed every word.
It confused him. But that night, he didn't have to drag her to her room. She laid down immediately, obviously exhausted.
Macaque brought her food like he always did, then closed the door quietly locking it so as not to disturb her. She'd worked so hard, and had been so easy going. It almost worried him as he went off to his own quarters.

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Over the next couple of days, while Sun and the crew struggled to find their way through the empire, Macaque went easier on Xena. He seemed to be a little softer toward her, maybe her plan was working! He still supervised her, but it was obvious he trusted her more. He'd began leaving her alone to practice her moves sometimes, and he left the door unlocked at night so she could get more water.

That night, he locked her in her room again. "Sorry." He said. "Lady is having company and she told me to keep you out of trouble."

Xena shrugged. "It's fine." She watched as he closed the door and locked it.

Well at least my plan is working. Sort of..I think I can say escape is in sight. He trusts me more. I'm confident I can escape!

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