Kahlan staggered to a halt in the middle of what had been their party's camp for the night. Now it was a scene from a nightmare. A rivulet of blood trickled down from the top of a boulder, and for a moment, her mind wouldn't let her see its source.
Then Cara joined her. "It was a distraction. I should have known. I - "
If Cara saw it too, it must be real.
It really was Richard's headless body sprawled across the boulder.
Kahlan dropped to her knees, screaming.
If she kept screaming, maybe she'd wake herself up.
She never did.