Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, all words In italic are taken directly from Legend of the Seeker episode 5 (Listener).
I handed Renn a bowl of food. "Im sorry it has to be cold, but we don't have time to light a fire." I said sitting down next to him.
"Im not eating that." He replied in the most disgusted tone.
"Come on its not that bad, really!" I said trying to persuade him to eat.
"I want pheasant with blackberry sauce."
"Don't we all." I replied laughing.
"That's what the Prince of Spaishy used to give to me. Every night if I wanted, or he could forget about knowing which of his wives was sleeping with the captain of the guard."
"Well the first pheasant I see is all yours." I said, trying to hold back a laugh at Renn's impudence.
"I saw a nest of pheasants a mile back, and there where blackberries growing all over." He replied excitedly.
"No, no we don't have time." I said, trying not to lose my patients.
"If your in a hurry, I'm not stopping you. I'll just wait right here for the D'Harans to find me." He replied cheekily, getting more comfortable on the log he was sitting on.
"Listen, we' re not stopping to pick blackberries and hunt pheasant." I exclaimed, fighting desperately to not wring his neck. Renn glanced back at Kahlan then smugly smiled at me. "Then I guess I will have to tell her about the secret you've been keeping from her." He taunted his smile growing bigger.
"I don't have any secrets from Kahlan." I countered.
"I'm a listener do you think there's anything you can hide from me? How would you like her to know what you think about when you look at her?" he asked, an evil grin spreading across his face from ear to ear. He handed me his bowl laughing in my face.
"Fine!" I growled at him, snatching the bowl away.
"I'll be back." I told Kahlan as I walked by her.
"Where are you going?" she questioned.
"Our food doesn't agree with Renn. Theres a nest of pheasants a mile back and I thought I would go get him one." I replied.
"That's very nice of you Richard, but we don't hav…."
"I wont be long." I interrupted before stalking past her. I felt a light but restraining hand on my arm.
"Richard whats wrong?"
"Nothing." I lied.
"Are you sur.."
"I'm fine!" I insisted, interrupting her again. I shook her hand from my arm and trudged off. I couldn't believe I was being black mailed by a little boy! But a slight delay in our travels was much better than being skinned alive by Kahlan, for that is what she would do if she knew how I thought about her. If Renn told her what I thought about, how I wanted to hold her slim waist in my hands, how I wanted to unlace her dress, how I wanted to….. I shook my head back and forth trying desperately to clear her from my mind. I could not think about how soft her skin was and how I wanted to stroke… "NO! NO! NO!" I yelled out loud It was these thought that had gotten me into trouble in the first place. I sighed and forced every ounce of my mind to think only of the task ahead, but somewhere deep in my mind I still thought of Kahlan and her musical voice, her soft skin and ridiculously adorable smile
