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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 Eight
Lady Kahlan stormed into the council chambers, looking for Sir Kahlan. She had to get rid of her other self somehow. Then things would be back to normal, and she could prove to Richard that she was fine. The council chambers was empty, save Cara. She was pacing by the Mother Confessor's chair. ''Cara? What are you doing?'' She asked.
Cara looked up as she heard her. ''What are you doing away from Richard?'' She asked sharply. Berdine and Raina were in so much trouble, she thought annoyed. She had enough to deal with without them doing this.
Lady Kahlan began backing away slowly. Cara was going to make her go back. She didn't want to go back. She had to kill the other Kahlan. ''I, I,'' She broke off and turned to run, running right into Richard.
The Seeker looked surprised to see her. ''What are you doing here, Kahlan? I left you with Berdine and Raina.'' He said. He was glad to see that. She hadn't left the castle at least. That would have been a very bad thing.
Lady Kahlan was completely backed into a corner. Cara was behind her, and her beloved Richard was in front of her. She couldn't get away, and she had to kill the other Kahlan. If she couldn't come up with something to say, Richard was going to tie her up again. ''Um, I just wanted to be free for a little while.'' She finished, sounding a little bit pathetic.
Richard said, ''I would feel a lot better if you went back and joined Berdine and Raina again. I am going to talk to the other Kahlan. I'm curious about some things.'' He grabbed her hand and started to pull her away.
Lady Kahlan was upset by this. She wanted to kill the other Kahlan. He couldn't just send her back to Berdine and Raina. She didn't want to go back to them. It would not help her in her plan. She had to eliminate the other Kahlan. If she wanted to prove to Richard she was alright. She tried to plant her feet, stop him from taking her with him. ''I don't want to go with you, Richard.'' She said, surprising them both.
Richard looked at her in surprise. He was amazed that she didn't want to go with him. That was all she thought about. Was being with him. ''Kahlan, please. If you want to be with me, then I need you to come with me now. I need you to be safe with Berdine and Raina, OK?'' He asked.
Lady Kahlan's eyes filled with tears. She didn't want to disappoint him at all. She wanted to please him if she could. She just didn't want to give up what she wanted to do if she didn't have to. She said, ''OK, Richard. I'll do whatever you want.'' She let him pull her back to Berdine and Raina's quarters.
Berdine and Raina were just awaking when they were returning. Berdine jumped up, holding out her Agiel as they approached. Then she lowered it as Richard and Lady Kahlan got closer. ''I'm so sorry, Lord Rahl. I didn't mean to disappoint you.'' She said.
Richard smiled at Gratch, whom they'd also brought into the castle with them. He said, ''Hello, Gratch.'' Then he turned back to Berdine. He decided it was better to save the yelling for later. Right now it was better to placate Lady Kahlan. ''It's OK, Berdine. Kahlan will stop at nothing to get what she wants.'' He handed her off to Raina. ''I need you guys to keep an eye on her for me. I have to go and talk to the other Kahlan. It's very important. Please make sure that she doesn't leave this room.''
Lady Kahlan kept ahold of his hand, before he could leave the room. ''Richard, I don't want to stay here with them. I want to go with you. Please don't ask me to stay with them. I only want to be with you.'' She sounded like the Kahlan that she had been since Zedd had used the amulet.
Richard slowly let go of her hand. He had to leave her. He had to talk to the other Kahlan. He said, ''Please Kahlan. I don't want to have to worry about you. Please, stay with them. I'll come back for you. Just stay here please.'' He kissed her cheek, knowing if he gave her some of what she wanted, she would be more compliant.
Lady Kahlan nodded. ''If it's what you want, I will do it.'' She said, kissing him on the lips before he walked away.
Richard headed back out of the room, to head back and talk to the other Kahlan. He didn't glance back at them. He wasn't sure that he'd be able to withstand any pleading glance that she might give him. Even though something was off about her, she was still his Kahlan. When he got back to the council chambers, which led to Kahlan's private office, he found Cara still pacing around. ''What are you still doing in here?'' He asked. ''Have you seen Sir Kahlan?''
Cara whipped around, looking jumpy. ''Why would I have seen Sir Kahlan? I haven't left this spot.'' She said.
Richard asked, ''Well, when she wanted to talk to you, what did she say?'' He was actually curious about this. She hadn't wanted to talk to him, and he'd thought that was odd.
Cara looked even more startled, which was odd in itself. She said, ''Nothing important.'' She knew she couldn't tell him what had really happened. He would kill her. He must never know what happened.
Richard wasn't sure she was telling the truth, but he felt if it had been important, she'd've told him. So he let it go. ''OK. I'm going to check in her private office. Let me know if she shows up.'' He walked into the office. Cara got complete trust. He loved her like a sister.
Sir Kahlan was going over some papers at her desk. She looked up as Richard came in. ''Hello, Richard. What can I do for you? Did you secure the other Kahlan?'' She asked. Crisp, businesslike tone for her beloved. That was odd. He wasn't sure how he felt about that. No matter what had happened, she was still Kahlan, and she loved him.
Richard wasn't sure what to do, how to react to her. She was so purposeful, so businesslike. ''Yes. She's with Berdine and Raina. So, do you feel any different? Like something may have happened when Zedd used the amulet?'' He had the broken half his Kahlan had had in his pocket.
Sir Kahlan felt there was nothing off about her. She felt herself. She felt as if she was all there. ''No. I feel completely whole. I don't know why you are so concerned. Clearly, your Kahlan is wrong.''
Richard didn't know why this was true. He didn't think either of them was wrong. He felt that Zedd was right, and that Kahlan had split herself in two. So this was the part of Kahlan that was the Mother Confessor. The other part of her was the woman. That's where his Kahlan came in, "Lady" Kahlan. He said, ''I don't want to assume that is true. We'll wait to do anything until Zedd is well.''
Sir Kahlan said, ''Tonight is the banquet. You and Cara may come, but I would leave Berdine and Raina and the others in their rooms. I don't think we need the other Kahlan running around. It would just cause confusion.''
Richard thought that she might be right about that. He also understood why they couldn't let Lady Kahlan be the one to talk to the people. She was too unreasonable sounding. It would just never work. ''Yes, I quite agree, in fact, Cara and I were talking about the fastest route here, and she assumed that we wanted to be together and jumped all over us.'' He wondered what she was going to say about that. He was wondering why Sir Kahlan hadn't asked about him at all. If he was split in two, he'd be all about Kahlan. He'd still be wanting to know all about her.
Sir Kahlan looked up. She knew why he was telling her this. He wanted to see what she was going to say about it. She was about to disappoint him and drop some knowledge on him about Prince Fyren. ''Richard, I hate to tell you, but I took Prince Fyren as my mate, to carry on the line of Confessors.'' Her tone displayed that she didn't mind disappointing him at all.
Richard wasn't sure how to feel about this. He didn't think that she was necessarily wrong, because she wasn't in her right mind. But he was hurt. He just wasn't sure that he should be angry about it. ''I'm not sure how I feel about that, Kahlan.'' He said. He wasn't so sure that he liked this Kahlan at all.
Sir Kahlan allowed herself a small laugh. ''It really doesn't matter what you think, Richard. I am a distraction for you. You have your quest to get back to. I need to carry on the line of Confessors. My sister and I are it. The line must be carried on.'' She really didn't seem to care how her words would effect him. She was really very cold.
Richard wasn't sure what to say to that, so he chose to leave the room. He wanted to find out how Kahlan had managed to get away from Berdine and Raina, so it wouldn't happen again. He didn't mind that he hadn't even said anything else to her. She was completely and totally the Mother Confessor to the bitter end.
Cara was still in the council chambers when he left the room. She was muttering to herself and holding her Agiels. She turned around as Richard came back into the room. She said, ''Did you learn anything?'' She looked as if she was trying to hide something from showing on her face.
Richard nodded. He said, ''I learned that she took Prince Fyren as a mate because she's a distraction for me and she must carry on the line of Confessors. She must have Confessed him. What are you still doing in here? Keeping an eye on Sir Kahlan?''
To say Cara jumped a mile would have been saying a lot. She was very agitated. ''Why would you think that?'' She asked, practically bouncing on the balls of her feet.
Richard thought that she was acting very strangely. ''Well, I'm going to go and talk to Berdine and Raina. Why don't you stay here and keep an eye on Sir Kahlan? Let me know what her next move is.'' He left without even getting Cara's answer, because he knew she would do it.
Cara practically groaned. She didn't know what to do. She knew that Richard wanted her to. She sighed. He didn't even know what position he had put her in. She paced outside Sir Kahlan's office door, until she decided that something had to be done. She headed inside. ''Sir Kahlan. May I have a word with you?'' She asked.
Sir Kahlan looked up, amused. She said, ''You know, I've been wondering why you weren't Confessed when we were intimate. Why do you think that is?'' She looked as if she had caught Cara at something.
Cara froze. She forgot everything she had been planning to say. She knew that could only mean one thing. She had to have feelings for Kahlan like Richard did, or else she'd be dead. She wasn't sure what to say. ''Well, I guess we both know what it means.'' She said, not trying to say what it really meant.
Sir Kahlan stood up, going to stand in front of Cara. She paced around her, as Cara stood nervously. Sir Kahlan made her feel completely out of her Mord'Sith element. Sir Kahlan stopped again as she was right in front of her, so close that Cara could feel her breath. Sir Kahlan said, ''I think you know exactly what it means. You must be in love with me. That must have been hard for you, hiding those feelings from Richard.''
Cara knew there was really nothing to say. She just looked at her. She was completely out of her element. She had no idea where to proceed from here, and she knew that there was no way that she could keep Sir Kahlan from saying anything to Richard. Sir Kahlan's actions could not be controlled or stopped.
Sir Kahlan reached out and ran her hand through Cara's hair. She did it soft at first and then pulled at the very last second. Cara took in a sharp breath. She liked it rough. She forced herself to keep her hands away from Sir Kahlan. That would not do at all. That might lead to more things that she knew she wanted but not sure she was ready for. Sir Kahlan let her hand fall out of Cara's hair, and let it slip down the front of Cara's leather. She grasped Cara's breast for a moment, and then let it go, taking her hand away. She said, ''You've had all you can have of me. Get over me. I'm done slumming it with a Mord'Sith.'' She left Cara alone and headed into the bedroom to change.
Cara watched her go, completely on fire. Yeah, she was completely in trouble. Richard was going to kill her.
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