There was no way Felix did not know that man. His eyes seemed to ask if Xena had any proof of his crime.

"I said I don't know him. Why would I need to look closely?" Felix shot back.

Xena laughed coldly and said, "You smell like snakefruit. I caught a whiff last night, and I can still smell it now! The guy in the photo had also been near a snakefruit. So I've got good reason to think you're a prime suspect in his death!"

Felix leaned back on the couch. Crossing his legs, he looked completely unbothered. "Smell? That's rich. If a woman dies and you smell the same perfume on another woman, does that make her a murderer? What kind of logic is that?"

Xena was fuming. She had expected this, but she had not realized Felix would be this brazen. She knew exactly how skilled Olly's disciple had been. Even someone with a gun would have had a hard time taking him out.

"Fine. In that case, be ready to report to the Phoenix Legion anytime," Xena said with a huff.

In the past, Felix might h