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Aftershock	By : CAMfan27 Category: G through L > Legend of the Seeker Views: 3673 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: Legend of the Seeker and its characters are not mine and I am only borrowing them, I made no money from this.

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Chapter Four
The next morning, they had finished packing and Richard was making sure that Gratch was coming. Berdine and Cara were fighting about who was Lord Rahl's favorite. It was pretty annoying, especially since Lord Rahl didn't want to be Lord Rahl. He thought it was amusing that Berdine cared so much. He knew Cara was just trying to ruffle Berdine's feathers a bit. It was what she did.
Gratch tottered up to him, holding the remains of a rabbit. He must have liked the rabbit Kahlan had given him the night before. He hadn't even tried to kill any humans yet. Richard was going to try and get the idea across to him that eating people was bad. He liked Gratch, and didn't want to have to kill him.
Cara was standing next to Leo, looking annoyed. She was annoyed because they hadn't actually left to go anywhere yet. She was ready to go. She was tired of just standing around. They had so much ground to cover. She tapped her foot with impatience. She was so tired, too, she hadn't slept much the night before. Leo had kept snoring all night, and of course she couldn't move, because Richard and Kahlan were together, Berdine and Raina were together, (and LOUD) and of course Zedd also snored, and sleeping next to Walter had not been an option at all.
Leo asked, ''How did you sleep last night, Cara?'' He heaved his pack higher on his back.
''You snore.'' Cara shot back, not even looking at him. She was still staring at Lord Rahl.
Leo blushed a little. ''I'm sorry.'' He hated that he had kept her up.
Cara waved her hand dismissively at him. ''Don't worry, I'm Mord'Sith. I'm used to not getting a lot of sleep.''
Kahlan walked over to her, grinning. ''You're probably anxious to go aren't you, Cara?'' She asked. Her pack was already on her back.
Cara nodded. ''Yes. Is Lord Rahl ready?'' She asked. She was so ready to go. She was surprised that Berdine and Raina weren't already up Richard's behind, seeing if he needed anything.
Kahlan nodded. ''Yes. He's just making sure that Gratch is coming. You know, a little patience goes a long way, Cara.'' She said, lightly teasing. She knew she would get a Mord'Sith glare for that one.
Cara nodded. She knew that this was true. ''Yes, Kahlan. I am aware of that. However, I am Mord'Sith, and I am ready to go. We've already gotten behind schedule. We need to be going.'' She said, even more insistantly.
Richard came up behind Kahlan, Gratch bouncing along behind him. He said, ''I was just making sure that Gratch was coming, Cara. I know you don't want him to come, but he is.'' He glanced around the camp. ''Is everyone ready to go?'' This was basically saying, ''Hey, Lord Rahl is ready. let's go now.''
Zedd put out the breakfast fire and heaved his bag on his back. ''Alright. Cara is right. We need to get going. It's a long way to Adie's.'' He yanked Walter up by his hair. Walter had been attempting to leave.
Richard said, ''Alright, let's move out, everybody.'' He took Kahlan's hand and trotted off in the direction Zedd pointed him in.
Cara followed, making sure that she was directly behind Richard and Kahlan, so as to stop Berdine and Raina from doing so. She was feeling the competition from Berdine to serve Lord Rahl. She was getting pretty sick of it. Especially because there was no sense in it. Why try to compete when they could all serve Lord Rahl? She fumed about it as they walked along. She didn't even notice when Leo started walking with her, she was that upset about it.
Berdine and Raina were walking directly behind Cara and Leo. Berdine was upset that Cara had beat her to the position directly behind Lord Rahl. She didn't like to be thwarted. She grumbled, ''Cara is directly behind Lord Rahl.''
Raina squeezed Berdine's hand. ''It's OK, Berdine, you are still serving and protecting Lord Rahl from where you are.'' She knew that Berdine took being a Mord'Sith very seriously. She wanted to protect Lord Rahl at all costs. The only thing she wanted more was to be with Raina.
Walter casually strolled up to them, sweeping his long hair back off his face. ''Hey.'' He whispered, clasping his hands in front of him.
Berdine turned to look at Walter, still finding it odd that he resembled Darken Rahl so strongly. It surprised her every time she glanced at him, and she had seen him impersonate Darken Rahl before. She asked Walter, ''What do you want? What can we do for you?' She asked, her tone conveying how dangerous it was for him to ask anything of a Mord'Sith, although he should have known that already.
Walter noticed the tone and backed up a step. He remembered well what those Agiels could do. He whispered, ''I want you to help me escape. If I'm not going to get a new body, I want to get going. There's a lot of money to be made in looking like Darken Rahl.''
Berdine couldn't believe that he was asking to be released from his duty to Lord Rahl. And that he was asking a Mord'Sith to help him. It was appalling. ''Are you serious?'' She asked him, her eyebrows lifting in shock. She couldn't believe that he was that stupid.
Walter nodded. ''Of course I'm serious. I want to get out of here. Zedd is scary powerful.'' He wanted to get away, the wizard made him nervous.
Berdine said, ''You aren't going anywhere. Lord Rahl wants you to stay. He has a purpose for you.'' She put her free hand on her Agiel. Raina shared a look with her. ''And I can't believe you asked a Mord'Sith to help you. We serve Lord Rahl.''
Walter blushed. He, in retrospect, realized how stupid that that had been. He knew that the Mord'Sith served Lord Rahl faithfully. He was just so anxious to get away. ''Yes, I'm sorry. I'll go away now.'' He stepped back.
Raina smiled to herself. She loved how forcefully Berdine was when it came to serving Lord Rahl. She just loved Berdine's fire. It was amazing. She trained wonderfully well, too, although she doubted that this Lord Rahl was going to let them train new Mord'Sith. He had a soft side, unlike Darken Rahl.
Berdine tightened her grip on Raina's hand. She tossed her long braid back behind her shoulder. She said, ''Raina, do you think Lord Rahl will be happy that we stopped Walter from leaving?'' She knew he would be, she just wanted a chance to brag about it.
Raina knew what Berdine was doing. She was pandering for attention. It was one of the things she loved most about Berdine. ''Yes, Berdine, I think Lord Rahl will be very happy.'' She kissed her girlfriend's hand.
Gratch hopped along next to Richard, still chomping on the rabbit. Kahlan was looking away because while Gratch was completely adorable, but she didn't want to see that. He said, ''Gratch loves Richard, arrg.''
They both looked at him in shock. Kahlan asked, ''What did you say, Gratch?'' She didn't think she heard what she thought she heard.
Gratch repeated himself. ''Gratch loves Richard, arrg.'' He gave them his smile.
Richard and Kahlan looked at each other in surprise again. Richard turned to Gratch. ''I love you, too, Gratch.'' He said in surprise. He watched as Gratch hopped along next to Kahlan, smiling happily. He was very odd, that baby gar. He was glad that they had him, though. A chance to keep him from eating people. Richard liked to help everyone, and that was including the little gar.
Kahlan was surprised that the gar felt that strongly about Richard. Also, she'd never heard of gars talking before. She said, ''Well, isn't that something.'' She called ahead to Zedd. ''Zedd, Gratch told Richard that he loved him.''
Zedd turned to look back, and fell into step with Richard and Kahlan. ''That's extraordinary.'' He said. He used a staff as a walking stick. He was getting old. He said, ''I've never known that gars could talk.''
Kahlan hadn't known, either. She turned to look back at the others, making sure they were still plodding along. She noticed Walter looking a little nervous. ''What's wrong, Walter?'' She called out.
Berdine and Raina looked at each other as Walter stammered something to Lord Rahl's betrothed. They didn't like his answer. Berdine answered for him. ''He asked us to try and help him get away, Mother Confessor.'' She said in a loud clear voice.
Kahlan looked at Walter. ''I'm sorry that we need to keep you with us. It is an unfortunate situation. But we need you. And I thought you wanted a new body.'' She looked confused.
Walter looked very nervous. He knew the Mother Confessor could ruin his life with a touch. He was going to have to answer carefully. ''I do, Mother Confessor, but I want to get away. I'm scared of all of this. Being so close to Darken Rahl always made me nervous.''
Kahlan looked at Richard, and then back at Walter. ''I'm sorry, but we have to do what Darken Rahl wants, we can't afford for any more rifts to open up. I know that you want to get away, but I'm sorry that we have to keep you with us a while longer. We might have to give Darken Rahl what he wants.''
Berdine looked at Walter. ''You heard the Mother Confessor. You have to stay with us.. Do you want the Keeper to win?'' She asked.
Walter stammered, ''Um, no, no of course not. I don't want the Keeper to win.'' He said this still looking even more nervous.
Before they could go any further, they ran into some D'Harans. They had a wizard with them. He had his hands chained together, and there was an amulet around his neck. They all threw themselves into the battle with the D'Harans. Walter was shoved out of the way so he wouldn't be harmed.
Richard pulled the Sword of Truth, and began slashing at the D'Harans with it. Berdine and Raina threw themselves into battle, follwing Richard's example. They knew that these could be some of the D'Harans who still opposed Richard. They hadn't been able to get to everyone.
Zedd went to stop the ones holding the wizard. Before he could stop them, the D'Harans quickly ran him through. Zedd burned them with Wizard's fire and pulled the amulet off the Wizard's neck. He knew which amulet it was. He figured the wizard must have been trying to use it to get to Kahlan, when they had stopped him. If this amulet had fallen into their hands, it could have been horrible.
Richard, Kahlan, Berdine, Cara, and Raina dispatched the last of the D'Harans. Richard turned to his grandfather. ''What do you have there, Zedd?'' He asked. ''Who was the man?''
Zedd replied, ''He was a wizard of the second order from Aydindril. This is the Amulet of Alderren. This wizard as trying to get to Kahlan. This amulet will take you anywhere the Mother Confessor is. Something must be going on in Aydindril.''
Kahlan met Richard's eyes, and then turned back to Zedd. She said, ''But we have to get to Adie, to see what she knows of the Stone of Tears. And if Rachel and Chase are alright. We don't have time to get to Aydindril.''
Cara quite agreed. ''It will take days to get to Aydindril. We have to get to the Stone of Tears. We can't stop to go to Aydindril.'' She met Kahlan's eyes. She could see the turmoil held there. Kahlan was torn between her home and staying with Richard.
Zedd had a sensible idea. ''Kahlan and I can go to Aydindril, and the rest of you can continue to Adie's. We can meet back up. Kahlan and I should find out what's wrong in Aydindril. He used this amulet to get to Kahlan. It must be of great importance.''
Kahlan found her hand groping for Richard's. She didn't want to leave him. She said, ''Richard needs his wizard and his Confessor by his side, Zedd. I want to stay with Richard.''
Zedd said, ''Kahlan, this wizard wouldn't have used this amulet unless Aydindril was in great need of the Mother Confessor. I will accompany you, the amulet will only carry a wizard and the Mother Confessor. You should go to Aydindril.''
Richard pulled Kahlan in front of him before she could protest again. ''Kahlan, it will be alright. We've been apart before. We'll find our way back to each other. The search for the stone if my journey. I'm not saying that I want us to be seperated, but if you can help Aydindril, then you should.''
Kahlan couldn't bear the thought of being away from Richard. She didn't want anyone in Aydindril to suffer either however. She was torn. She didn't know what to do. But Richard had a point. They had been apart before. It had been agonizing but they had found their way back to each other. She at last nodded. ''I guess that you're right, Richard. I should go to Aydindril.'' She met his lips with hers, and put her arms around him.
Zedd waited until she had let him go, and he said, ''We should go, Kahlan. There's no need to waste any more time. Let's go.'' He stood in front of her, holding the amulet. He was ready. He began saying the words, as Kahlan held out her hand, putting it over Zedd's.
Kahlan said, ''I wish I didn't have to go.'' She met Richard's eyes as the power began to work, that would take her back to her homeland, and away from Richard. She felt the magic, and then she was catapaulted backward, and Zedd was gone. Richard and Cara both rushed to her side. She let Richard help her up. ''Where's Zedd?'' She asked.
Richard said, ''He's in Aydindril, I guess. You alright, Kahlan?'' He asked.
Berdine stepped forward, and held up the other half of the amulet. ''Look, Lord Rahl, the other half of the amulet. Maybe Zeddicus is there without the Mother Confessor, and whatever is happening is happening to him.'' She said.
Richard took the other half of the amulet from Berdine, looking it over. ''You're right, Berdine. Zedd could be caught in the middle of whatever is happening in Aydindril. We should go and find him. Make sure he's alright.''
In Aydindril, Zedd and Kahlan arrived. Zedd held the broken half of the amulet. ''That's odd.'' Zedd said.
Kahlan felt a sense of purpose, and turned to Aydindril. She was finally home.
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