CHANDALEN SPEAKS THE TRUTH
Author's Note: I have decided to write a series of one shots. This takes place right after Chandalen Knows.
"Chandalen." Kahlan walked up to the strong warrior. She had a deep frown on her face.
"Yes Mother Confessor?" Chandalen asked in the mud people's language. He fully knew what this conversation was about. He also knew that she didn't want Richard with the temper to know. She didn't want Richard hurt by her deep feelings for someone who wasn't him. At least not till she could tell him first. In private.
"What did you say to Cara? Why was she ready to choke you too death?" Kahlan hissed. Her arms folded tightly across her chest.
"She's upset because you don't love Richard with the temper." Chandalen said.
A pink hue overcame Kahlan's cheeks. Her breath hitched. "W-wh-what?" She shook her head as if to clear it. "Of course I love Richard. I love him with all my heart. I'm going to marry him in a few days."
"You don't love Richard with the temper as a woman loves a man. You don't and will never love him as your mate." Chandalen calmly said.
"No wonder why Cara wanted to murder you. She's very loyal to Richard." Kahlan sighed. "I love Richard as my mate, Chandalen. How could I not? He's the only man whom has learned how to get passed my Confessor powers. He's safe with me."
"Doesn't mean that Richard with the temper is meant to be your mate." Chandalen replied in a dry voice. "Richard with the temper is a great warrior. He's a brave man. He's a strong man. He'll make someone else very happy. He's meant to be your friend. Your Seeker."
Kahlan's arms loosened from the death gripe they had been in across her chest, she felt like great weights hung at her sides. "You don't know what you are talking about Chandalen." She sighed deeply.
"You showed me what a lock is. What a key is. Why do you refuse to unlock your heart? Why do you refuse to unlock Richard's heart. Only you have the key to do so." Chandalen looked deeply into Kahlan's troubled green eyes. He turned and walked away.
Kahlan turned, and found the blue eyes of Cara staring right at her. She couldn't read the Mord'Sith's eyes from this distance. Or she wasn't ready to read them.
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