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Aftershock	By : CAMfan27 Category: G through L > Legend of the Seeker Views: 3673 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter Twelve
Sister Verna had been taken to the kitchen by Mistress Sanderholt, Kahlan's right hand at the castle. She oversaw a lot of the goings on. She was going to get Sister Verna something to eat before she set off again. Richard, Cara, and Sir Kahlan were all still standing in the room. Sir Kahlan had sent Prince Fyren away. She felt that he didn't need to be included in the situation. He wasn't going to be raising this child, so Kahlan didn't think he should speak up.
Richard turned to Cara. ''Are you sure that you don't want to raise her, Cara? I don't want you to do something that you will regret. I know you would be a very good mother.'' He hoped this wouldn't make her close herself off.
Cara replied, ''No, I don't, Richard. I'll be fine if I'm Aunt Cara. You and Kahlan will love her, I know that. I am Mord'Siith. I don't know how to be anything else. Really, RIchard.'' She looked very sorry. She was so upset that Richard had been hurt by everything that had had happened. She felt most badly about that.
Richard watched her face. She was giving nothing away. He had no idea how she really felt. He didn't know to say. He said in the end, ''Ok, Cara. If you say so. You know that Kahlan and I will love your child.'' He was about to say something more when Lady Kahlan came bursting into the room. ''What are you doing in here, Kahlan?'' He asked. Berdine and Raina were in trouble again.
Lady Kahlan looked pretty wild. She looked crazy. Richard did not like the look in her eye. ''Richard, nothing is wrong with me, and I am going to prove it to you! This Kahlan is gone. I'm going to kill her.'' She said fiercely.
Cara wondered what was wrong with Lady Kahlan. This girl was totally insane. She couldn't believe that this girl was willing to kill herself. That's essentially what she was doing. ''Are you serious, Lady Kahlan? You know that you would be killing yourself? Sir Kahlan is your other half. The reasonable half.'' Cara broke off as she felt a kicking in her stomach. ''Richard, I already feel a baby in here.'' Sh said, her hands over her stomach.
Richard looked toward her, and both Kahlans did, too. He was surprised, Cara shouldn't be having something like this going on. ''I'm going to take you back to the healers. Maybe they'll know what's wrong.'' He grabbed Cara, and Lady Kahlan. He didn't trust her not to kill Sir Kahlan, or Sir Kahlan not to Confess herself.
When they got to the infirmary, Cara's abdomen had swelled. Richard was growing more nervous by the second. He parked Lady Kahlan in a chair beside his grandfather's bed. ''Sit there. Don't move or speak.'' He said, trying to keep the exasperated tone out of his voice. He didn't want her to get upset. She was prone to getting upset.
Zedd sat up. He'd managed to swipe himself some more soup. He was wincing as he tried to eat it. Zedd was not himnself if he wasn't allowed to eat. He dropped his spoon as Richard sat Cara on a bed and called for help. ''Bags! Richard, what happened?'' He asked.
Richard wished he knew. The only thing he knew for sure was that something magical was going on. ''I don't know, Zedd. I just know something's not right.'' He was worried, for Kahlan and Cara's baby, and Cara.
A healer came over, concerned to see them back. She looked alarmed. It was the same girl from before. She looked scared. ''What happened? She should not be this far along.'' She said.
Richard felt it was not a good idea to get upset with her. There was no point. She wouldn't get it and she wouldn't help Cara any faster. ''We're not sure. We just noticed that there was a kicking, and then her stomach swelled. That's not normal.'' He hoped that nothing would happen to Cara or the baby.
Zedd got up and walked as quickly as he could to Cara. He held his hands out, over Cara's belly. ''This baby is coming now, healer. Can you get some hot water, a couple of blankets, a pillow, and any herbs you can bring for the pain.'' She stood staring at him for a second. ''Go!'' He said, and as she hurried away, he said, ''Bags!''
Richard sat down next to Cara, and took her hand. ''Squeeze as hard as you can, Cara. I can handle pain.'' He was totally faking his bravado. Inside he was more scared than he'd ever been in his 20 almost 21 years on the planet. He didn't want to lose Cara.
Cara was freaking out. She could hardly believe that this was happening. She was breathing very hard, and trying to listen to what Zedd was telling her to do, and clutching very tightly to Richard's hand. She just knew she had to be hurting him. She was gripping the hardest she'd ever held onto anything. She tried to hold back screams as the healer came back. She gave Cara a blanket, put a pillow under her head, and made her take a couple of herbs.
Zedd began cutting slits up Cara's pant legs, until the pathway was clear. He got down in front of her, and said, ''Cara, you have to start pushing. I know you didn't expect to have to do this, but you have to. So let's do this in as little pushes as we can.'' He said, as he got ready for the baby.
Cara's yells echoed in the castle. Leo had come running. He had run into Sir Kahlan, and she'd told him what had happened. He burst into the room as Cara was pushing. Richard had tears filling his eyes, and he looked over as Leo came over. He knelt by Cara, and took her other hand. She chose not to tell him to let go. She gripped his hand tightly too.
Zedd urged Cara to push some more, hoping that he wouldn't have to throw up while Cara was giving birth. That would be truly unfortunate, the healer was a useless woman. She wasn't going to do them any good at all. He urged Cara to keep pushing, he could see dark curly hair. He put his hands on the baby's head, helping her be born. With two more pushes, the baby was out. Cara gave a final yell as Zedd got the baby. She lay back, sweating, as they all watched Cara's belly go back to its flat self. Zedd handed the baby to the healer, to clean up well. He got closer to Cara's stomach, to examine it more closely. Nothing appeared to be wrong with it. ''Wow. Bags, that was odd.'' He said.
Cara let Leo pull some of the sweat off of her with a blanket. ''Are you OK, Cara?'' He asked. He glanced toward the healer, who was cleaning the baby off with some water and soap. She nodded and said nothing.
Richard held tightly to Cara's hand, nervously watching the healer handle the baby. ''Is it a girl?'' He asked. He hoped that the prophecy was right about that part. They couldn't handle a boy baby that was part Confessor.
The healer nodded. She had magically checked the baby. She was fine, which was completely shocking. She was trying to remain calm. She replied, ''Yes. She is a beautiful baby girl. She looks like the Mother Confessor.'' She handed the bundle to Cara.
Cara held the baby for one second, glancing at it once, to make sure she was alright, and then handed the baby to Richard. ''Here's your daughter.'' She said, a single tear rolling down her face.
Richard saw, but he knew that she would not want it noticed. He asked, ''Are you sure the baby's alright?'' He gazed down at the baby, who was the most beautiful baby he had ever seen, and she had a head full of curly black hair. She was not crying, which surprised him. She was looking up at him, from underneath curly eyelashes. She was a truly beautiful baby. Richard felt instant love for her.
Zedd performed a small spell over the baby, to make sure that she was alright. He was most perplexed by what had just transpired. A moment later, he dropped his hands and looked at the child in shock. ''She really is just fine.'' He said.
Lady Kahlan had been sitting by Zedd's bed quietly, as Richard had asked her. She sat up straighter, trying to get a look at the baby. She was wondering how Cara had just had a baby like that. '''How was that possible?'' She asked.
Zedd shook his head. ''I don't know, Lady Kahlan. Both Cara and the baby are fine, this is most perplexing.'' He said.
Sir Kahlan joined them. She looked angry. She couldn't believe that her child was just born and no one had sent for her. ''My daughter was just born and no one sent for me?'' She asked.
Richard knew there was nothing he could say that wouldn't make her angry. He just held his daughter tighter. He didn't want either Kahlan touching her until they were put back together. He didn't trust either woman. 'I'm sorry. There was no time.'' He said very defensively.
Sir Kahlan eyed him holding her daughter. HER daughter. And, she supposed, Cara's. Although she knew all Cara wanted to be was "Aunt Cara." She suspected it was because Cara knew that she couldn't be with Sir Kahlan. Less reminder if she wasn't actually responsible for the child. She tried to get closer. Richard clutched the baby tighter. ''I want to see my daughter, Richard.'' She said brisquely.
Richard clutched her tighter still. ''I don't see any reason for you to see her.'' He said, a note of panic touching his voice. It was nuts to be so vigilante about it, after all, Kahlan is the baby's mother, but there was no way either Kahlan was getting it.
Zedd asked, ''Does anyone have a suggestion as to a name for this girl? She's got to be able to be called something. Can't go through life nameless.'' He was using his trademark humor to calm everyone down. Sir Kahlan was looking angry. He thought Richard wsa being a little too protective of Little Baby Girl Amnell-Mason. That was a mouthfull, maybe Kahlan would just name her Rahl and get it over with, since she'd be marrying Richard.
Richard wasn't sure at all what to name the baby, but he just knew that Sir Kahlan shouldn't get her hands on this child. She was being way too unreasonable. He also thought naming her should be Cara and Kahlan's decision. He loved this little girl because she was Kahlan's but he still thought Cara should be more involved. He almost felt guilty, holding the baby. He wanted Cara to take her. ''Cara, can you hold the baby?'' He aked.
Cara looked at him. Leo was still kneeling next to her, holding her hand. She felt it was comforting instead of annoying. She wasn't sure how she was feeling and his hand in hers was grounding her. She saw the look on Richard's face and took the child. She looked into the baby's eyes. She had Kahlan's eyes. She was a beautiful baby. She could feel something stirring within her. She thought it felt like love. She was very surprised. She had thought the only thing she had loved that much was Kahlan. She leaned down to sniff the baby's head. It smelled great. She looked at Leo. He'd been watching her. ''What?'' She asked.
Leo thought she looked totally adorable holding her baby. He liked her even more now. He said, ''I just like you holding your baby. You look beautiful.''
Cara blushed. She wasn't sure what to say to that. She knew that if he asked her if she was sure that she should give the baby to Richard and Kahlan, she knew that she would say yes. She wasn't sure that she should let herself want this. She thought she might not be the greatest mother. That's why she had made sure that Richard was alright with taking her. Kahlan had to be, it was her daughter. She just chose to remian silent, so Leo had to talk again.
Leo ran a hand through her blonde hair, and it sent shivers down her spine. She doubted that she was going to like what he had to say. ''Are you sure that you're doing the right thing? Letting Richard and Kahlan take her? I'm still not sure how this baby is Kahlan's, but I don't want you to throw this away because you are too scared to deal with this.''
Cara now wished she could hand the baby off to someone. She could feel herself starting to freak out. She knew that she couldn't handle this. It was not something that a Mord'Sith was adept at doing. Then her gaze met Sir Kahlan's. Sir Kahlan looked as if she could spit fire. She asked her, ''What is wrong with you?''
Sir Kahlan looked at her. Cara couldn't help thinking she looked sexy. She said, ''You cannot raise that child. She is part Confessor. I am taking her.''
Cara felt anger at this. No one was going to tell her that they were taking her child! She said, ''I don't think so. She is mine. I gave birth to her. If anything, you will share custody with me.'' She completely forgot about giving custody to Richard and Kahlan. She wasn't going to let Sir Kahlan take this baby. If only because she was assuming she could.
SIr Kahlan's neck prickled. She could not hardly believe that Cara was getting like this with her. She'd have thought she'd be happy. Cara was not the mother type at all. ''What? Share? With you? You've got to be kidding me.'' She said.
Richard was not surprised that Cara had seemed to change her mind, but saw no problem with it. He thought she'd be a good mother. ''Sir Kahlan, you can't stop her. She is the child's mother. You are both parents of her, and should share the responsiblity.'' He said.
Sir Kahlan did not like this suggestion at all. She appeared to get even angrier. ''I am not going to share responsibility with Cara. She is only Mord'Sith!'' She snapped.
This illicited a glare from just about everyone in the room. Zedd thought it might be a good idea to try and unite the Kahlans. He was feeling a little better and she was starting to piss people off. Plus, Lady Kahlan kept trying to kill her other half. ''Well, Bags, Richard, do you have the amulet? Well, your half? I am feeling better, I should see if I can put the Kahlans back together. No time like the present.'' He said jovially.
Richard knew he had it. He'd put it in the pocket of this pair of pants when he'd changed, to keep it safe. He produced it now. ''Here it is, Zedd.'' He hoped Zedd was feeling well enough for it to work. He wanted his Kahlan back and all in one piece.
Zedd stood up, and asked Lady Kahlan to stand next to Sir Kahlan. Sir Kahlan looked as if she wanted to fight, but Cara handed the baby to Leo, and got up, holding her Agiel. She felt just fine, now, and Sir Kahlan was going to cooperate. She wanted Kahlan to be alright. She was going to miss Sir Kahlan, though. It was her last chance to be with Kahlan. She loved Kahlan enough to let her go. Especially since Kahlan couldn't be whole without being put back together. She was very torn. Much as Kahlan. She didn't know what to do.
Zedd took both pieces of the amulet and began muttering the spell. The Kahlans melded together, and Kahlan fell to the floor. Richard ran to her side, and Cara walked to them, too. She knelt on her knees beside Kahlan and touched Kahlan's shoulder. ''Kahlan?'' She asked carefully.
Kahlan shook herself. She felt very odd. She saw everyone looking at her, and felt very self-conscious. ''Why is everyone staring at me?'' She asked, feeling out and grabbing Richard's hand, and then Cara's, too. Cara felt her heart fluttering a little.
Richard kissed her lightly on the cheek, and said, ''You were split into two people, Kahlan.'' He wanted to ease into the Cara/Kahlan baby issue. He said, ''Kahlan, do you remember anything for the past day or so?'' He hoped she'd take this well.
Kahlan appeared to be thinking for a moment. She remembered the wizard showing up, but that was the last thing she remembered. ''Are we in Aydindril?'' She asked.
Cara anwered. ''Yes. We had to travel here because you split into two entities. There was SIr Kahlan, and Lady Kahlan. Lady Kahlan was the emotional side of you.'' She paused, thinking. '''And the Richard obsessed side of you.'' Then she said, ''And Sir Kahlan was the Confessor side. You Confessed Prince Fyren and took him as a mate.'' She still wasn't sure how to break the baby news. Whom she'd decided to name Sonya, after Kahlan's mother.
Kahlan stood up unsteadily, leaning more on Cara than Richard, and he looked concerned for a moment. She saw Leo holding the baby and asked, ''Who's baby?'' She broke off, realizing how much the child resembled her. She got closer, and took the child from Leo. ''Is this my daughter?'' She asked, staring into the baby's blue eyes.
Cara knew that there was no turning back now. ''Kahlan, that is my baby, and it's yours.'' She said.
Kahlan looked at the child, and then turned to Cara. ''This is my child? And yours? How is that possible?'' She asked.
Richard explained the prophecy to her, and made sure to explain the fact that they didn't know how the Cara and Kahlan offspring would effect the world. He told her it was part Confessor, and appeared to look like Kahlan. He told her that they didn't know how the pregnancy came about. That they might not ever know. He tried not to imagine the actual act between Cara and Kahlan. It hurt a lot, even though Kahlan couldn't remember.
Kahlan gazed at the tiny bundle of joy in her arms. She could hardly believe that this tiny little baby belonged to her and Cara. '''And why wasn't Cara Confessed?'' She asked. She thought might know the answer, but she wanted to hear them say it.
Richard and Cara looked at each other, not sure who should tell her. Richard watched Kahlan stare at her beautiful baby, hardly daring to believe that anything like this was possible. What was going to happen next?
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