MORD SITH BORN
SUMMARY- A different take on what happens when Cara learns that her son is still alive.
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CHAPTER ONE
"Cara? Are you listening? You have a son."
She was listening; had been listening since Dahlia had told her. Kahlan touched the Mord Sith's shoulder, making her look up.
"We have to find him." The Mother Confessor told her.
Cara narrowed her eyes.
"No, we don't. What matters is the Seeker and his mission. We have to defeat the Keeper. Nothing comes before that, not even my son."
Richard stepped forward. "Cara, if your son is alive, we have to get to him before Darken Rahl does; he could use him against you."
Cara sighed and bit the inside of her cheek in annoyance. This child meant nothing to her. Yes, she remembered giving birth to him. She remembered him being taken away before she even had a chance to hold him and she remembered the look on Darken Rahl's face when he'd been informed that it was a boy. He showed fear. Pure fear. The boy could grow up and over throw him and because he was of Rahl blood, he'd have a right to it. Darken Rahl had also been especially concerned because of the spirit the boy's mother had. He was worried that the child would inherit that particular trait.
Kahlan nodded in agreement with Richard, obviously.
"He's right ,Cara."
Another sigh escaped the Mord Sith before she turned to look at Dahlia.
"Where is he?"
Dahlia hid a smile.
"When we learned that Lord Rahl was going to kill his own child, a few of the Mord Sith took him to one of their temples and raised him with the same training that you and I had. Cara, he's strong. You'd be proud of him."
Cara gave Dahlia a look of disdian.
"I'm only going to find him because I don't want Rahl to use him against Richard. The boy means nothing to me."
Cara then gestured for Dahlia to take the lead to wherever the boy was being hidden.
Richard and Kahlan walked behind Cara and Dahlia. They had their own thoughts on the child.
"Can you imagine what he's going to be like?" Kahlan asked; she seemed more excited than the actual mother.
Richard looked at Cara's back.
"A child of Cara and Rahl...I bet he's a force to be reckoned with."
Kahlan nodded in agreement. Zedd had remained suspiciously quiet. Richard looked back at the wizard.
"Zedd, your thoughts?"
Zedd's gaze went to the two Mord Sith.
"A child of Cara...he will be dangerous."
Kahlan chuckled.
"Oh Zedd, look at how far Cara has come. If she can change, surely her son can."
Zedd didn't seem convinced.
"Not with Rahl's blood running through his veins."
Richard looked offended but hid it with humour.
"Hey! I have Rahl blood."
Zedd smiled but only a little.
Yes but my dear boy, you were raised by the Cyphers. This...boy has been raised by the Mord Sith. He will have no feeling, no compassion as you do. He will be as Cara was when you met her."
Richard looked at Cara as she glanced over her shoulder at him. Her green eyes regarded him for a moment before she looked forward again. There was no denying it that Cara had changed but she was still dangerous. This boy, her son, had been trained by women like her but had no mother figure in his life. He wondered who had been there for him when he was just a baby; who had fed him, clothed him, changed him? Who would the boy consider his mother when Cara had not been there?
These thoughts prompted Richard to speak up.
"Dahlia, who does the boy regard as his mother?"
"We have always told him who his mother is." Dahlia answered.
Cara glanced in Dahlia's direction.
"He knows his mother is a Mord Sith who ran off to help the Seeker."
Kahlan frowned. "You make it sound like Cara abandoned him."
Cara raised her head. "I did. I was not ready to be a mother and I'm not now. As I said, I am only going to make sure that he cannot be used against Richard. Once I am sure Rahl will not come for him then we will return to our quest."
"But Cara, surely you-"
"Is that clear, Confessor?" Cara snapped. Kahaln licked her lips. "Yes."
She had no place to tell a mother how to raise her child or what she should do with one. This was Cara's decision alone.
The sky began to darken and Richard suggested that they make camp. Dahlia crouched down next to Cara as the other Mord Sith pulled her bed roll out and layed it on the forest floor.
"Just like old times." Dahlia said with a small smile.
"What?" Cara asked but her tone was bored and a little distracted.
"You and me, when we used to camp out in the forest, away from the Mord Sith temple."
Cara ignored her untill Dahlia moved closer.
"We could always-"
"No dahlia. Please...I just want some rest." Cara snapped.
Dahli's lips tightened and then she nodded, standing up and leaving Cara alone.
Kahlan had seen the exchange between the Mord Sith's and watched as Cara went off into the forest alone. Dahlia had decided to sit on the log next to Zedd and watch him prepare dinner. Kahlan went over to Richard where he was busy making the fire.
"I'm going to talk to Cara. I won't be long."
He nodded with an understanding smile and watched her go into the woods.
Cara had acted like she didn't care. That the boy meant nothing to her but truth be told she wondered what he looked like, if he would have her cold personality or Rahl's cruel smile and way of thinking. She shook her head as she came across a rock near a slow moving stream and sat down on it; picking up a pebble and tossing it into the water.
They should be getting on with defeating the Keeper, there would be time to look for her son afterwards. Cara wasn't sure that that was even part of her plan anymore. She would've preffered it if she was none the wiser about the boy; what kind of mother could she be to him anyway? She had only been a fresh Mord Sith when Rahl had chosen to bed her. She didn't know if she would bear a child by him but once she'd found out, she'd rushed to tell him. At one point- and no one but Cara herself knew this- she'd had feelings for Rahl. That was why when she'd told him she was with child and he'd told her it would be killed as soon as it was born, she'd been distraught; well, as distraught as a Mord Sith could be. Cara served and that was all but it didn't mean she didn't feel and the fact that she had a human growing inside her, made hidden feelings come to the fore.
Angrily, she picked up another pebble and tossed it into the water again. It hit the water with a loud smack.
"Cara, can we talk?"
Cara turned at the sound of the Mother Confessor's voice.
"I suppose."
Kahlan sat oppsite the Mord Sith and looked at her.
"How do you feel about seeing your son?"
"I told you. I feel nothing."
Kahlan smiled and looked down at the forest floor to hide it.
"I'm afraid I don't believe you, Cara. You must feel something. You can tell me. I'm your friend." Kahlan said, reaching out to her.
Cara looked down at Kahlan's hand on her arm.
"If you are reffering to what was said in the tomb, I told you to forget it. I said I was delerious, remember?" Cara asked with a tilt of her head.
Kahlan nodded. "Right, I remember, sorry. Well I consider you a friend to me, even if you don't feel the same."
Cara's resolve slipped a little before she cleared her throat and straightened once again.
"You were saying?" The Mord Sith pushed but her tone wasn't hard, not at all.
"I was just saying that you can be honest with me. I wont think any less of you."
"As if I care what you think of me." Cara snapped back.
Kahlan knew this would not be easy. It never was with Cara and her feelings.
"Alright, you have a chance to be honest with no repercusions, so take it."
Cara sighed and shook her head.
"I thought Rahl had him killed at birth." She said queitly. "And to find out that he's alive and well, it's a little much to take in. I am worried that I will arrive at the temple and see a mirror image of Rahl." She admitted.
"Or you could get there and see a mirror image of you." Kahlan said with a warm smile.
Cara nodded. "Either one doesn't sound too appealing."
Kahlan chuckled. "Maybe not to you but you have to envision it; think about his hair colour, it could be blonde and his eyes could be the same piercing green as yours'. There could be nothing to compare him to Rahl at all."
Cara nodded along to what she was saying.
"He could have your unflinching spirit, your determination; what an unstoppable child he would be." Kahlan said, her smile brightening but Cara only looked mildly concerned.
"That's what I'm afraid of."
Author's Note- That's the first chapter up. Let me know what you guys think. Reviews are appreciated X
