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Chapter Twelve
The following morning, they were preparing to leave Aydindril. Kahlan had sent for her sister so there would be a Confessor. Kahlan was getting ready to go, having just finished tying up her dress. She had stayed with the other girls the night before. The castle workers wouldn't have wanted her to stay with Richard. There would have been talk. She looked towards Berdine and Raina's way. They were going to get yelled at, and she felt badly for them. She was particularly hard to handle. She was the Mother Confessor. She felt bad that Richard wasn't taking that into consideration. Berdine and Raina looked upset. She said, "Are you guys OK?" She asked.
Berdine and Raina looked at each other. They were afraid to say anything to her. She was Lord Rahl's betrothed. She was just as much as in charge of them as he was. They didn't want to say anything to her. Berdine said, "We're fine, Mother Confessor." She thought Richard was right to yell at them. They had failed him.
Kahlan grabbed her bag, slipped her daggers into her boots, and left the room. She ran into Cara in the hall. "Can I talk to you?" She asked. Cara had Sonya in a pack on her back. She was happy and gurgling. Sonya was a big baby. She already looked three months old. She saw Kahlan and waved her hand at her. She knew Kahlan was her mother, too.
Cara said, "What's up, Kahlan? Is there something else you need us to clarify for you?" Cara was trying to pull back from her a little bit. They had had to explain why Cara wasn't Confessed, and Cara had left the room, taking Sonya with her. Now she was hoping that they could move on and be friends. And raise their daughter civially. She said, "Sonya knows who you are." She looked at Sonya and then looked back at Kahlan. Whatever happened, she and Kahlan had a child together. That was not nothing.
Kahlan's eyes filled with tears. She was so happy that they had this baby. She would have chosen to have her first child with Richard, but this had been a prophecy. It could not have been avoided. Even if Richard didn't believe in prophecy. She said, "That's good, Sonya. Mommy knows who you are, too." She let Sonya grab her finger with her tiny hand.
Cara watched this exchange, trying to keep tears out of her eyes. She didn't want to show any weakness. She managed to say without a shaky voice, "Was there something you wanted to say?"
Kahlan turned to Cara, as Sonya held onto her finger. She said, "I just wanted to tell you that I'm sorry that you got taken advantage of. I did not mean to hurt you. For the record, I have no idea that you felt that way about me. If I did I wouldn't do that to you. At least I hope I wouldn't. I hate that I can't remember anything. It's like having a day erased from your brain. I am just sorry that I did that to you." She then asked, "So can I do anything for you? Help you in any way? I feel really bad."
Cara hated that. She didn't want Kahlan trying to do anything for her but try to help her raise her daughter. "I don't need you to do anything but help your raise your daughter. Especially since I don't know anything about being a Confessor." She then added, "Lord Rahl is ready for everyone to go. I'm going downstairs now."
Kahlan watched her go, and wished that she could make things better for Cara. She hated what happened. And she was touched that Cara named her baby Sonya. That was Kahlan's mother's name. She went to follow, knowing that she really ought to hurry.
When they joined everyone, Leo walked up to Cara. "Cara, is there any hope for me? Ever since this thing with Kahlan happened, you have been very standoffish with me. I only want to be here if you want me to be. Do you want me?" He asked.
Cara wasn't sure if she wanted him or not. She felt that since she wasn't sure, she should send him on his way. "Leo, if you want to leave, I would. I don't think anything can happen between us. I'm sorry that your time was wasted." She had her Mord'Sith leather on; Zedd had magically put it back together. It made carrying Sonya easier.
Leo kissed her and Sonya one last time, and left. Cara watched his retreating back, sorry to see him go. She had liked him. Gratch bounced up beside her, and nuzzled his head against her hand. "Gratch loves Cara, arrg." He said.
She looked down at Gratch, and her heart melted. She did like this little guy. It was hard not to. "Thank you, Gratch." She said, and turned to look at everyone. Kahlan was standing with Richard, still looking like she felt guilty. She said, "Is everyone ready?" She could hear Sonya gurgling away in her carrier.
Richard turned to Berdine and Raina. "If you guys are going to travel with me and serve me, then I have to be able to trust you to watch and protect everyone here, especially Kahlan. She is my betrothed, my life. She has gotten past you twice. My faith in you is shaken. You will have to earn my trust back." He then turned to the group at large. "Let's go, if everyone's ready. We have to get to Adie's."
They set off, Richard and Kahlan in front. Cara chose to walk behind everyone so she couldn't have to stare at Kahlan's backside. She didn't want to have to deal with looking at it. She wondered what it was going to be like, raising this baby. She wondered how it was going to affect Richard and Kahlan. She hoped that it wouldn't, but a selfish part of her did. She couldn't help but want Kahlan to herself, even if she couldn't have her. She knew that Kahlan didn't remember what happened, but Cara did. She knew the coming months were going to be hard. She knew that getting over Kahlan was going to be tough. Especially since Sonya existed.
Berdine and Raina were walking behind Lord Rahl and Kahlan. They were discussing how they'd improve for Lord Rahl. Berdine said, "I do not fail Lord Rahl like this, Raina. It must be remedied. I have to make it up to him."
Raina thought that Berdine was beating herself up too much. She thought Berdine and done a good job of watching Kahlan. Kahlan had just done better. She had outwitted them. She loved Berdine a lot. She could not think of spending her life with anyone else but Berdine. She had had men, of course. She hadn't liked it. They had not loved her like Berdine did. And it just wasn't about the intimacies. They also were able to talk. They talked about everything. It may be something that others frowned upon, but Raina didn't care. She loved Berdine. She could not imagine her life without her. She said, "Berdine, eventually you have to just stop flogging yourself and move on." She felt that was essential to serving Lord Rahl.
Berdine knew that Raina was just trying to help. She knew that Raina just loved her and wanted her to feel better. She smiled and said, "Yes, you're right, Raina." She knew that Raina would want her to say that. Now she thought about Cara, and how she had a baby to raise. She couldn't believe that there was a prophecy about little Sonya. Berdine did not envy Cara, having to be without the one she loved.
Before they got any further, Darken Rahl appeared before them. He looked smug. "So, this is little baby Sonya." He said.
Cara pulled out her Agiels. "You will not touch my child." She said, wondering how he knew about her.
Darken Rahl knew more than they thought he did about Sonya. He had been in contact with Sister Marianne. He knew that the child was supposed to have been a full term pregnancy, and evil. In her haste, Sister Marianne had messed up the spell. He thought it ws interesting that the baby had come quickly and perfectly fine. "Don't worry, Cara. I have no desire to do anything to your child. All I want is to be alive again. But I did want to see the child. Do you think that you can handle it, Richard? Kahlan having a child with Cara?" He asked.
Richard knew that Darken Rahl was just trying to ruffle his feathers. He couldn't change the situation, and there was no point in getting upset about it. He and Kahlan could still have their own children. He could help love Sonya in the meantime. He said, "What do you want, Rahl?"
Rahl smiled at them again, and said, "I just wanted to see the child that everyone is talking about. So part Confessor, hmm?" He said.
Cara watched Kahlan's eyes flit to Sonya. She turned back to look at Darken Rahl. Cara thought Sonya being half Confessor should be obvious. She had been born that way, with a Confessor for a mother. "Darken Rahl, she was born to a Mord'Sith and her other mother is the Mother Confessor. Of course since Kahlan didn't carry her she'd be part Confessor." Cara was actually getting a little annoyed that everyone was so fixated on that. She had a part in Sonya's birth, too.
Darken Rahl smiled at Cara. He could tell that Cara was getting indignant. She must be getting tired of everyone harping on the child's part Confessorness and ignoring Cara's part in her bloodline. He said, "You sound like you don't want people to forget she had Mason in her as well as Amnell." He said this with an amused look.
Cara caught Kahlan's eye, and then turned back to Darken Rahl. She hated that he hd hit the nail on the head. She grudgingly said, "Yes. I am tired of everyone acknowledging Kahlan's role in her parentage and not remembering mine. I am her mother, too. I gave birth to her." Cara seemed to scream this last part.
They all turned to look at her. She looked right back at them defiantly. Richard said, "Cara, no one is trying to pretend that you aren't her mother, and I'm sorry if we've been making you feel that way."
Before anyone could say anything more, several huge D'Haran soldiers started their way. Richard pulled his sword out. Darken Rahl disappeared in a flash of green. They began attacking. Cara stepped back, not wanting Sonya to be hurt. Zedd quickly put a Wizard's Web around her as everyone else threw themselves into the battle. Raina was especially enjoying the fight. Not only did it get her juices flowing, but she was enjoying watching Berdine fight. Berdine was like a ninja with her Agiel. Richard slashed the Sword of Truth with practiced finesse. Everyone was so engrossed in the battle that they did not see one of the D'Harans strike Walter down. Cara cried out, fighting against the Web, but it was too late. She hated that she couldn't fight. But she wanted her daughter to feel safe.
When the fight was over, Zedd removed the Wizard's Web. Cara went to see if she could give the breath of life. She bent over Walter. It was too late. She announced, "It's too late for me to save him. Darken Rahl cannot come back to life."
Richard shared a look with Kahlan, as she made sure Sonya was OK. He said, "Well, I guess we won't have to worry about Darken Rahl coming back." He said. Walter had been giving them such a problem that he showed no emotion about his death. They had a funeral pyre, and off they continued to Adie's. Zedd was thinking about Rachel and Chase, if they had gotten to Adie's safely.
Kahlan was walking next to Richard, thinking about Cara. She still could not believe that this had happened. She felt terrible for Cara. She wished that she hadn't done anything with Cara in the first place. Then maybe things would be less complicated. She thought that it must be terrible for Cara to not be able to be with her. She wished she could do something to ease Cara's pain. She remembered what it had been like to love Richard and think she couldn't be with him. She found his hand and gripped it tightly. She said, "Richard, I feel badly for Cara."
Richard felt for Cara, too. She would completely hate them both if she knew that they felt like this, though. She would not want their pity. He said, "I feel badly for her, too, Kahlan. But Cara is Mord'Sith. She would not want our pity or sympathy. She just will want to deal and move on." He knew Kahlan would not want to accept that she could do nothing for Cara.
Kahlan knew that. She still couldn't help but feel badly for Cara. It was terrible to be without the one you loved. And she and Cara would always have a permanent tie to each other now. They wouldn't be able to get away from each other. That just meant the longer it would take for Cara to get over her feelings. It took them another week and a half to get to Adie's. When they got there, they found it was very quiet. Zedd said, "It's quiet out here. I hope Adie's alright."
Richard said, "I'm sure she is." They were all surprised when Chase appeared out of nowhere. He was alone. Richard said, "Chase, so glad to see you. Where's Adie?" He asked.
Chase said, "I assume inside, I just got here. I actually took a chance, hoping you'd be here. Rachel is at home with the other kids. I told her I thought she should stay home, just in case you weren't here. So how are you?" He paused, when he saw Cara and the baby. "Whose baby?" He asked.
Richard looked at Kahlan and Cara, not sure if he should be the one to say anything. "Um, Kahlan and Cara's, actually." He finally said.
Chase looked surprised. "How is that possible?" He asked. He thought she was a very pretty baby. She looked a lot like Kahlan. She definitely couldn't deny the baby.
Richard explained the long story, knowing it sounded completely insane. He finished up with, "So now Kahlan and Cara have a baby to raise. We don't know how the prophecy or the baby will affect the world just yet." He said.
Chase looked shocked. He could hardly believe that this had happened. He looked at Kahlan. Her entire face was red. She looked very embarrassed. He couldn't believe that she didn't remember what had happened. "And you don't remember any of it?"
Kahlan blushed even worse, and avoided looking at Cara. She was terribly embarrassed. She said, "No, I don't. They had to explain it all to me. I feel very badly about what happened." She said.
Before Chase could ask anymore questions, Richard said, "We need to get inside and see Adie. I want to ask her about the Stone of Tears." He headed over to Adie's door, knocking as loudly as he could. He didn't have to, Adie was blind, so she had excellent hearing.
Adie came rattling to the door, hollering, "Who is banging so loudly on old Adie's door?" She ws hobbling on her cane. She said, "Old Adie is blind, I need you to tell me who is there." She was blind, but she was a sorceress. She could see with her gift. She was hiding that from Westland, and so everyone just thought she was blind.
Richard said through the door, "It's Richard Cypher, my fiance, Kahlan Amnell, Adie, and you know Chase and Zedd, our friends Cara, Berdine, and Raina. And," He paused, "Sonya, Cara and Kahlan's daughter." They had met Adie before, she didn't actually need all that information. He just felt it was easier.
Adie wasn't sure how that was possible, but she opened the door and stepped aside to let them in. They all filed in, and she closed the door behind them. "What can Adie be doing for you?" She asked.
Richard watched Cara take Sonya out of the baby carrier and handed the baby to Kahlan. "Adie, we wanted to know what you know about the Stone of Tears." He thought Kahlan looked beautiful holding the baby. It looked so natural.
Adie looked at him, glad that she didn't have to keep up the pretense of being blind now that she knew who it was. She said, "Why do you want to be knowing about that?" She asked this with an air of incredulity about her.
Zedd tok this one. He liked Adie. The last time they had been with her, he and Adie had been together. He thought she was a very handsome woman. He said, "The Keeper is trying to take over the world of the living. He opened Rifts in the Midlands, and we need the Stone of Tears to close the Rift." He knew Adie knew she was a sorceress. She used her bones in her magic.
Adie got up and started passing out cups of tea. Chase went to help her. He poured the tea for her after all the tea cups had been doled out. She asked, "Do you really think you can be winnin' that battle?"
Richard smiled at Kahlan. They both really liked Adie. She was very cantekerous, she reminded them a lot of Zedd. He then turned back to Adie. "I am the Seeker. I can do this. But we need to know what you know of the Stone of Tears. I need your help."
Adie turned towards Richard. She said, "I do be knowing of the Stone of Tears. There be a compass to Pomeria that you can use that will help you find the Stone of Tears. I not be knowing for sure where the Stone is. But I do know the compass will help you to the Stone. I do be thinking that the Keeper be winning this battle. He has banelings be crawling the Midlands. They be outnumbering you and your friends." She said.
Richard hadn't been surprised that Adie had chosen to say that. A lot of people seemed to have the attitude that the Keeper was going to win. He said, "Adie, I am the Seeker. I will win against the Keeper. I just need your help." He looked at Kahlan as she took his hand.
Cara watched and her heart sank a little. She was trying to buck up and be Mord'Sith, it was just hard when she saw things like that. She took a deep breath and focused on Sonya. Her little girl was just beautiful. She was smiling and playing with Kahlan's long black hair. It was a beautiful sight. She said, "Did you tell her about the prophecy?"
Richard looked at Cara, wondering why she was bringing up the prophecy. He wondered which one she was talking about. The one in which said that the son of Brennidon was going to fail was not something that Richard took stock in. He refused to believe in prophecy. "Which prophecy are you talking about?" He asked.
Cara noticed the tone in Richard's voice. She hadn't meant to upset him. She had meant the one about Kahlan. "I meant the one about Kahlan's pure heart beating." She said, trying to keep her expression into something that resembled contrition.
Adie looked towards Cara's voice. She hadn't met Cara before. Her gift allowed her to see. She saw Cara's red Mord'Sith They had hard lives. She wondered if now that Richard was now Lord Rahl things would be different. She said, "What be this prophecy?"
Richard watched his best girl as she played with Sonya. She had a huge smile on her face. He answered with, "There is a prophecy that says as long as the Mother Confessor's pure heart beats, the Keeper will lose." Kahlan looked up, and met his eyes. Then she smiled at him.
Adie wasn't sure that she should believe it. She was like Richard, she didn't always believe in prophecy. She looked towards Zedd, who was sitting too calmly in his chair. She looked to Chase, who was also being quiet. She was just an old blind woman, but maybe she should offer to help. She didn't think that they could do it without her. "If you be thinking that you be winning the battle against the Keeper without me you be mistaken."
Everyone looked around, confused. They completely hadn't thought that she would want to come along. Zedd smiled at her. "So you want to help, do you?" He asked. He and Adie got along very well. He had hoped to bed her while they were here.
Adie said, "I be very powerful. You not be winning this battle without me. I hope that you not be trying." She had nothing tying her to here. She could help them find the Stone. She could sense Richard's gift, and cou;d since he had entered. She wondered if they were now to discuss Richard being a powerful wizard. She added, "So you be very powerful, Richard."
Richard shared a look with Zedd and turned back to Adie. "Yes. I managed to leave the Sisters of the Light with my Han intact. Zedd said he is to see to the rest of my training." He told her. His face only had a three day stubble now but his hair had not been touched. It was tied back with a cord. He met Adie's eyes with his own gray ones.
Kahlan was bouncing Sonya on her knee, as she said to Adie, "What else about Richard's powers do you wish to know, Adie?" She pushed a long strand of her hair behind her shoulder. She was glad that Adie was offering to help.
Adie said, "I don't need to know anymore. He is Zorander and Rahl. There was no doubt that he be having the gift. You are the Lord Rahl, Richard. You can change how D'Hara be run. You can make this be better. But the Stone of Tears will help you defeat the Keeper. I be helping you. You not be knowing how to defeat him."
Richard was not going to turn down her help if she was offering. That would be ridiculous. "Adie, I'd be honored if you would help me." He missed Westland, and wondered if he would get to see it while he was here.
Zedd said, "Why don't you and Kahlan, Cara and the others take a walk. Adie and I can discuss some things." He hoped that Richard wouldn't take offense to that. He knew that Richard would not want important things discussed while he was gone. Richard was the Seeker, and he understood that, but he figured it couldn't hurt for them to get a little rest. It was a long way to the Stone. Even with the Compass.
Richard figured Zedd just wanted alone time with Adie, which he figured he understood. "Alright, Zedd. But I am leaving Berdine and Raina here. I know you can defend yourself, but I would feel better if they were outside." He turned to them, and they headed outside. They would not fail him this time.
They decided they would go visit Chase's family, so that they could see Rachel, and show off Sonya. Richard hoped that Adie could help. They had a hard battle ahead.
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