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Chapter 2: Complicated
Kahlan's POV
I awoke just as the sun began to rise and noticed that my companion was still fast asleep with her arms wrapped tightly around me. As the sun continued to rise it gave her an angelic look causing her beauty in my eyes to multiply. 'Calm yourself Kahlan, where did that even come from well of course Cara is beautiful but huh I can't even think with her being so close!" Her brow creased and she shifted in her sleep.
"Did they not teach you that it was rude to stare in that palace of yours Confessor?" her voice was raspy with sleep and I couldn't help but feel a tug in my stomach when I heard her voice. I lowered my gaze a little, "It's not my fault you look adorable in the mornings." She raised a perfect blonde eyebrow at me and then frowned. "Mord'sith are not adorable." I smirked and tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear.
"I never said Mord'sith were adorable, I said you Cara Mason are adorable." She groaned but had a light blush on her face before hiding herself in the crook of my neck. After half a candle mark of persuading, threatening, and finally compromise we finally agreed that on very very rare occasions I may call her adorable or any names of the sort but not in front of the wizard or her lord Rahl, Cara's words of course, funny thing is all I had to do was pout and call her Cari.
"Are we ready to go?" Richard came out from the tree line of the forest and I realized that I didn't even notice that he was gone and felt regretful and confused he was the man I was supposed to be in love with yet I did not care if he was gone but felt bothered that he had returned. After Cara and I packed our stuff Zed destroyed our camp to make it seem as if no one had been there.
After four candle marks of riding we came across a small village and we figured we could stay the night and go to the stables tomorrow and get new horses since these if we were to take would die and even though Cara said it was fine that they would live I convinced her to be on my side and just get new horses so these wouldn't have to suffer and die when we could just get fresh horses. We separated Cara going to purchase the rooms and Zed went to go get us a table leaving Richard and I to go leave the horses in the stables and tell the stable boy that tomorrow morning we would need new ones.
Once at the stables after having to endure an awkward silence the stable boy took our horses and told us in the morning he would have them saddled and ready. "Kahlan?" I turned to look at Richard who was looking at the ground kicking rocks around. "I'm sorry for how I acted yesterday." He looked into my eyes and it seemed like he truly meant it but as I looked deeper there seemed to be something darker lingering in the background that made me shudder and feel uneasy.
"I know but that does not excuse how you spoke to me but I do forgive you." He smiled and we both headed to the inn to find our other two companions. We entered the dining hall and found Zed who said he had ordered and all that was left was for Cara to return. After looking around I found her making her way over to us when a bar maid stood in front of her. I watched as Cara smirked and pointed at me causing the other woman to turn to me and frown before touching Cara who in turn just removed her hand and approached our table.
I watched her plop into the seat next to me and put her head down on the table, I grabbed a plate and pilled on some food for her and filled her a mug with ale before handing it to her. "Cara you need to eat something here." She lifted her head and I set down the plate and mug for her but all she did was push around her food causing me to frown.
"Cara please eat a little you haven't eaten since the morning." She sighed and started to eat a little and ended up eating half of the food on her plate and drank one mug of ale. Once she was done chewing I kissed her cheek grazing the corner of her mouth, she turned to me wide eyed but then smirked causing me to blush and turn away but was met by Zed's surprised face and Richard's hurt confused face.
"Well it's late and we need to get up early tomorrow. I got two rooms." Richard smiled and grabbed a key from Cara's hand "Great! Kahlan and I will take one room." I frowned and scooted closer to Cara who turned to me looking confused and pleading for answers with her eyes, I responded with a look that said later.
"No Richard you are going to share a room with your grandfather and I will be in the other with Cara." He frowned and asked to speak with me, we moved aside to talk.
"Kahlan why don't you want to be alone with me? We haven't shared a bed or lain together ever since that once when you were divided in two." I looked down and then looked him in the eyes no longer getting that sensation I used to when I would look him in the eyes. "I'm not ready to yet Richard and I have my magic if you have forgotten and I'm sorry to say this but I have not been sure of my feelings for you for quite some time Richard and all I ask for is space." He looked into my eyes and smiled but I could tell it was fake even if I did not have my gift I would be able to tell this one is not sincere.
"Okay I can give you space, just remember that I am still here as your friend and I still love you no matter what." He meant much of what he said but that darkness from earlier was still there and I feared for him knowing that if that darkness consumed him the caring man I once knew would be gone and all that would be left would be a Rahl. We parted in the hall as Cara and I entered one room and the men entered another. As we settled for bed I remembered the bar maid and car pointing at me while they spoke, I figured it was not really my place to ask but then again she pointed at me so it involved me so it does concern me.
"Cara as you spoke with the bar maid why did you point at me." She turned in bed to face me and smiled. "She asked if I wanted to see her after she finished working and wouldn't take no for an answer so I pointed at you and said I was staying with you at the end of the night and of course she took it as I thought she would so she left telling me if I changed my mind I knew where to find her." She looked a little embarrassed and apologized for using me but I reassured her that it was alright but couldn't help but to feel jealous and triumphant; jealous because that filthy whore tried to get my Cari into bed and triumphant because Cara shut her down for me even though everyone knows two main things that Mord'sith know best are pleasure and pain.
I smiled and snuggled close to her and let my eyes flutter close as the woman next to me held me with one arm and ran her fingers through my hair with the other.
