So I've had this idea in my mind for a while, and I've finally taken the time to actually type it up. It's basically about Kahlan getting captured by Darken Rahl with some Richard/Kahlan romance mixed in.

Defiance

"Captain Fletcher."

"Lord Rahl," Alain Fletcher kneeled before Darken Rahl, "How can I be of service to you my lord?"

Rahl turned to face him, nodding at him to stand, "You work in the Quads, right?"

Fletcher nodded, "Yes, my lord."

"Then I want you to pick out twelve of the finest Quad members. You will be their leader."

"Yes, my lord. May I ask who our target is?"

Rahl fingered his sword and smiled, "The Mother Confessor."

Fletcher widened his eyes, "Kahlan Amnell herself my lord? I'd be honored."

"Good," Rahl snapped, "Then be on your way."

"Yes, my lord."

"I'm going to find us something to eat."

"Mmm."

"Richard?" Kahlan spoke a little louder.

"What?!" Richard moaned.

Kahlan sighed, "I'm going to find us some food."

Richard's response was to roll over, groaning.

Kahlan smiled at him, chuckling at the sight of the Seeker in the morning. Instead of pursuing further conversation, Kahlan lifted her pack onto her back and started off into the woods. She continued on until she reached the edge of a clearing in which a deer was standing. Without making a sound, Kahlan reached into her boot and pulled out a dagger.

She carefully took aim, but the moment she released the weapon, there was a loud rustling sound on the opposite side of the clearing and the deer fled, the dagger embedding itself into a thick tree trunk. But Kahlan was no longer thinking of food. Into the clearing marched thirteen men, D'harans.

But they weren't just any D'harans, they were Quad members. The only difference was that there were thirteen of them instead of four. Kahlan was contemplating what to do when one of the men spotted her and pointed her out. Kahlan had no choice now, as they rushed towards her, but to fight.

Kahlan pulled out two daggers, and leaped into the clearing. She dispatched the first two men easily, but lost one of her daggers in the process. One of the D'harans pulled back on his bow, and she threw her other dagger into his chest. Unable to draw her last dagger as a man rushed at her, Kahlan resorted to grabbing him by the neck, and confessing him.

Kahlan collapsed to the ground as the confessed D'haran killed two of his comrades before being killed himself. As she was rushed again, Kahlan found herself putting her hand up and around the next man's neck as she began to release her power. She had almost finished confessing the second man when a sword was swung at her wrist, and she had to move it before the confession was done. Instead, her power was released into the air, useless in all but thoroughly exhausting her. Completely bereft of energy, Kahlan collapsed back onto her back and lost consciousness.

Richard Cypher's eyes flew open, and he shot up to a sitting position.

"Kahlan," he breathed.

Richard shook off the feeling that something was wrong and stood up. He moved to Zedd, who was snoring loudly nearby, and shook him awake.

"NEVER WAKE A WIZARD, RICHARD CYPHER!" Zedd shot up.

"Zedd," Richard spoke, "It's nearly midday. Kahlan went for food early this morning. She should be back already."

Zedd forget his immediate anger, "Alright then, my boy. I suppose we'd better look for her then."

Richard nodded, and the two quickly packed up camp before heading in the direction Richard thought he remembered Kahlan heading towards.

By the time they reached the edge of the clearing Kahlan had been at, it was getting extremely dark, and Richard was getting frantic.

He threw his pack down in frustration, "Where is she Zedd? She would have said something if she was leaving."

He took a few more steps and tripped over something, falling to the ground with a loud "Oomph."

"What's this?" Richard felt around until his hand landed on what had tripped him.

His eyes widened, "Zedd, hand me your torch."

Zedd did just that, and Richard brought it closer to him. The light revealed a D'haran Quad soldier, dead. Richard stood up and held out the torch, allowing it to light the entire clearing. Richard gasped.

There were six dead D'harans, one with a dagger sticking out of him. Richard made his way to that body, and pulled out the dagger.

"Kahlan," he whispered as he inspected it, "this is Kahlan's dagger."

He inspected the clearing carefully and found two more daggers like the first. One lying on the ground next to a D'haran and one embedded in a tree.

Richard fell to his knees when it hit him full on, "They've got her," he spoke to no one in particular even though Zedd was standing right behind him, "she's not here, so they've got her. They've got Kahlan."

Zedd pulled Richard to his feet, "Well get her back Richard. Follow their trail and we'll get her back."

Richard nodded, and quickly found a trail of several footsteps leading up to several horse tracks.

"C'mon!" he shouted to Zedd.

He didn't wait for the wizard before starting on a fast run, following the tracks left by the men who'd taken Kahlan.

There you go. That's the first chapter. More will come (soon hopefully). Feedback, advice, and reviews are greatly appreciated.