Season 6 Episode 14 - Path Of Vengeance

Varia has joined many Amazon tribes together to form a mighty Amazon Nation. While trying to get another tribe to join Varia finds out that Romans are in their Amazon valley. She immediately gathers her Amazons and attacks, when she does they beat the Romans easily. Varia soon sees that Eve is with the Romans and Eve tells her that the Romans are trying to form a peace treaty with the Amazons and don't want to fight. Varia doesn't care though and murders the Romans who surrendered and takes Eve back to the Amazon council to pay for her past crimes against her tribe.

Meanwhile Gabrielle and Xena have found out about Eve's capture and go to help her. When they arrive at the valley Cyane, the Queen of a tribe Xena and Gabrielle met before, allows them to go and see Varia. When they enter the place where the Amazon council is gathered, Eve is in chains and is undergoing a trail. The council allows Xena and Gabrielle to defend Eve because Gabrielle is a well-honored Amazon Queen. Varia tells her story of what Eve did to the Amazons, she tells them that Livia came to her Amazon village one day and killed many of the Amazons the rest she was gathering up as slaves. Varia was thought dead but she wasn't and managed to sneak up behind Livia with a knife, but at the time Varia had never killed before and couldn't do it. When Livia turned round she pushed Varia to the ground and was going to kill her, but Varia's sister got in the way and was killed instead. Eve admits to her crime and so the Amazons sentence her. They all agree to execute her. Xena and Gabrielle manage to get the Amazons to let them try and defend Eve and have to make a case for her later on. While taking a break from the trial Xena notices that Varia is carrying one of Ares's swords. Seconds after she proves that Ares is leading the Amazons, a fact which Varia is very proud of. Xena goes back to the trial and explains to the tribe that it was Ares who was originally behind the attack that Eve lead against the Amazons. The council make Xena leave so they can make their final decision about Eve's punishment. Gabrielle is invited to stay and make her decision too. After all the Amazons vote Gabrielle also cast her vote as guilty! Xena is furious that Gabrielle sentenced her daughter to death but Gabrielle tries to explain she did it to get the Amazons trust. Xena leaves her and goes to find Ares and asks him why he is doing this. Ares explains to her that it's just what he does. Gabrielle is now at the sentencing and after the amazons sentence Eve to death Gabrielle challenges Varia. Eve cannot be executed until Varia beats Gabrielle in a fight. So Gabrielle and Varia fight at first they are evenly match but Varia gets the upper hand and beats Gabrielle. Gabrielle, semiconscious, then tells Xena to stop the execution, which Xena does gladly. Xena and Varia fight and while doing so Xena shows Varia that she is being no better then Eve was when she murdered her sister, Varia breaks down into tears and pardons Eve. Then Ares shows up and congratulates Xena on beating him yet again, then leaves. After everything settles down Eve tells Xena that she is leaving to go to Chin and spread the way of Eli. Xena and Gabrielle say an emotion goodbye and they stay with the Amazons.