Xena: Warrior Princess, Season 4

Nogalin:
You've done this before.

Gabrielle:
A couple of times.

Nogalin:
I've never been in a war. I've only wondered what it's like. When I think of Phlanagus out there fighting ... sometimes the thoughts are too much to bear.

Gabrielle:
I know what you mean.

Nogalin:
I could tell that he hated it. He wrote to me telling there was no glory, no honor, just a monster that needed to be fed. And now, I finally have him back ... and the monster's followed him home.