'Can Xena fail to seduce a man?' was what Rory asked in return, which made CEO Eric believe that Xena was lying.
Later that week, Xena went out to a restaurant and there she met Sean, Jude, and David. They greeted her and invited her to their private room.
Hearing the news, Rory and CEO Eric didn't believe there was nothing between the four of them. How can they coincidentally meet at a restaurant unless it was planned?
So, when Xena came back, CEO Eric talked about how Xena's fighting skill was waning, so he asked her to spar with 50 guards.
She frowned and wanted to disagree, but the 50 has descended on her. Normally, she could have held her ground, but CEO Eric purposely lit a weakening incense in the room earlier, and he even added a weakening drug to the glass of water Xena drank in his office, and by the time Xena could realize it, it was too late.