CHAPTER 04: THE WEDDING

Kahlan, Cara, Richard and Zedd rode toward People's Palace, on the horse Cara was in front of Kahlan, she was embracing Cara's waist. When they arrived at the People's Palace, the Mord'Siths and D'Hara Army kneeled before Richard because they sensed the Bond of Lord Rahl and chanted their devotion. Kahlan was in a hurry to take Cara to the tower and Zedd helped her.

When Denna entered in the room of the Little White Tower, Zedd gasped and Kahlan grabbed her daggers. They arrived there few hours ago. Denna raised her hands, she was full dressed with her red leather, she said she was there only because Richard had ordered them to bring Nicci. Then Berdine, Raina and Rikka entered with Nicci chained after them, and with a Rada'han in her neck.

Denna caught her breath because she sensed the stronger Bond in Cara, she frowned her eyebrows. Days ago, she sensed the Bond had become stronger, only the true Lord Rahl could have a Bond like this. And she would serve for a true Lord Rahl only.

She swaggered toward Cara, but Kahlan stood between her and Cara holding her daggers. Denna said she sensed a strong Bond in Cara and only a true Lord Rahl could have it and she would serve for him. Denna looked at Zedd smiling, "I will be a better person as you told me" and looking back at Kahlan "I will protect the true Lord Rahl with my life, she has the true Lord Rahl inside her, I swear to serve him" . Kahlan glanced at Zedd and back to Denna "I do not trust you, Denna". "I do not expect it from you, Mother Confessor, but you are aware the most important thing for a Mord'Sith besides the Lord Rahl, of course, it's the agiel. I will give you it to affirm I will protect and will serve that unborn child" then Denna held her agiel and gave it to Kahlan.

Benjamin Meiffert was a Captain of D'Hara Army, he accepted Richard as his Lord Rahl and gave his devotion and asked about Cara's situation with a huge concern in his face. Richard noticed Captain Meiffert had a such care and affection for Cara.

In the Little White Tower, Cara rested and would stay here while she should be to heal completely. Captain Meiffert visited Cara. Two days after, Shota appeared to talk to Zedd about a prophecy about Richard and Cara's son and Richard called Shota to talk in private with her.

Ten days after their arrived in People's Palace, Richard was crowned Master of D'Hara Empire, the Lord Rahl of House of Rahl. In this same day, before the dinner, he talked to Captain Benjamin Meiffert about Cara. He would like to talk with Kahlan too, and then walked toward the Little White. Since they arrived in the People's Palace Kahlan was with Cara and it was the first time Richard was visiting Cara. When he entered in the room, Kahlan was lying beside Cara, her head resting on Cara's shoulder.

Suddenly Cara started to tremble violently and clenched her teeth. Kahlan jumped looking at Cara after at Richard, in his eyes was all rage he felt. Denna stood beside Nicci's bed, when she ran toward Richard, she stopped suddenly and started to do a strange noise like if she was being strangled. Kahlan knew he was using the Bond to torturing Cara and Denna. Kahlan started to cry, her rage growing by Richard. Then he proposed to Kahlan, he would not do anything against Cara and she would be free if she, Kahlan, got married him. Kahlan said him she will not do it. Then Cara screamed out loud falling down on the floor convulsing, her face was in pain, and her nose started to bleed.

Kahlan was horrified and screamed to Richard she would do everything he wanted, but he had to let Cara free. Richard smiled and said they would travel soon and wanted Kahlan in the dinner then went out. Denna fell on her knees breathless.

Cara was moaning low, all her body vibrating because of the pain. Kahlan was crying her heart out. Probably she and Cara would not be together, but Cara would be free of Richard's rage. Cara was a Mord'Sith her place was beside of Lord Rahl, then Kahlan would accept to be in other side of Lord Rahl. At least Kahlan could be next Cara but without touching her.

Before dinner, Richard commanded Denna to torture Cara, to break her again. Denna refused to do it, because Cara was bearing the true Lord Rahl. Then Richard using the Bond makes Denna fell down on the floor convulsing in pain and said he was the Lord Rahl now, and she had inside her the Bond and Mord'Sith magic and she had been broken to serve the Lord Rahl.

He called Berdine, Raina, Rikka and Hally just because he knew Cara and Denna were their Mistresses. He ordered Berdine and Raina to torture Cara. And Rikka and Hally to torture Denna. Both women were suspended by chains in front of each other while they were being tortured.

In the dinner, Richard looked at Kahlan's eyes and announced his marriage with Kahlan. They would be travelling soon toward Mud People in the Midlands, to check the boundary between the New World and the Old World, because a threat of Imperial Order's invasion. Kahlan noticed the Mord'Siths were not there.

Berdine and Raina were walking toward their room when they sensed magic next the library. They looked at each other and checking it, they saw Richard and Shota talking there. Quickly Raina returned to tell it for Kahlan and Berdine waited hidden. When Richard left the library, Berdine ran and grabbed Shota's arm with her agiel touching in Shota's ribs. Kahlan and Raina arrived running and Kahlan talked to Shota.

Richard, Kahlan, Cara, Zedd and a D'Hara Army squad commanded by Benjamin Meiffert went toward Mud People. Kahlan and Cara were all time together. And Richard's rage growing. Richard ordered the Mord'Siths stay in the People's Palace to watch Nicci.

Arriving in Mud People, Richard did not want to waste time anymore then ordered to prepare the rites for his wedding, while they checked the boundary and the threat. There were failures in the boundary, but it needed to check detail. Richard met some friends of him.

Kahlan stayed in her tent surrounded of D'Hara soldiers, Richard ordered no one enter in her tent. And Captain Meiffert was taking Cara's time.

Ten days after, it was Richard and Kahlan's wedding. Cara was the only Mord'Sith in their wedding and she was standing up some steps behind Richard looking at Kahlan's face. Cara was used to pain, but this new pain in her heart was the worst pain Cara had felt.

While Kahlan was speaking her speech of wedding, she was staring at Cara, over Richard's shoulder. In fact, her words were for Cara , not for Richard. Cara's eyes filled with tears. Richard was almost exploding with rage.

Some minutes after of wedding, Richard called Captain Meiffert in his tent, and offered to him Cara's hand in marriage, and if he accept it, he would become the Commander General of the First File. Captain Meiffert was surprised and euphoric and accepted Richard's offer. Then Richard gave him a necklace with a beautiful bright blue pendant with a liquid inside and said it was his wedding present for him and Cara.

Zedd was returning to his tent when she saw Shota walking between the tents and disappearing in the air.

It was their first night together, Richard was nervous pacing inside his tent, when Kahlan was brought, she had her Confessor's face and before he touches her, she said he already had what he wanted, she was married with him. She had fulfilled her part, now she would wait him to do the same. When Richard wanted to touch Kahlan's shoulder, a huge headache made him fall on his knees, then she said he never would touch her again and with her Mother Confessor's face she left. Richard cried for a long time in the darkness of his tent.

Kahlan was sad, her life was empty. She closed her eyes and tears fell rolling on her cheeks, she entered in her tent, only a darkness and the silent. She thought of Cara and how would be her life in the future. When she felt a warm body against her back, it was Cara. Kahlan turned and hugged Cara tight and cried for a long time. Probably, it would her last night together, then she looked at Cara's eyes and said she wanted Cara in all ways which they could have each other. They made love for the all night long.

In the day after, in the breakfast, Richard ordered Cara and Captain Benjamin Meiffert and some soldiers to check the boundary from Midlands to D'Hara. He would wait for 3 months their return.

Richard, Kahlan and Zedd stayed in Mud People for some days more, before returning to People's Palace.

Cara knew Captain Benjamin Meiffert some months after she started to sleep in the Darken Rahl's chamber. And some months after, she was sharing some nights with him too. It was few the nights which Cara slept alone. Benjamin and Darken were only men in D'Hara which Cara had sex.

In the night when Cara, Benjamin and his soldiers left, Benjamin gave the necklace to Cara and put it in her neck. When the pendant touched Cara's skin, the liquid inside became a stone and Benjamin proposed Cara to marry him. Cara smiled and said she was pregnant. But Benjamin said he knew about this already, but he still liked her, then she accepted. Benjamin said their wedding would be when they return to D'Hara.

Those days while Cara, Kahlan, Richard and Zedd were far of them, Berdine and Raina was worried about their Mistress Cara. Through the journey book, Berdine could talk with Cara. They knew about her wedding with Benjamin and specially she did not remember about Kahlan.

When Kahlan, Richard and Zedd arrived in the People's Palace, Kahlan was surprised when she knew about Cara's wedding, her heart tightened painfully inside her chest.

After three long months, Kahlan was anxious because Cara was returning but tears filled her eyes when she saw Cara in white leathers holding hands with Benjamin Meiffert. Berdine and Raina looked at Kahlan, they said Cara was strange lately and she did not know who was Kahlan Amnell.

Kahlan could not see Cara in the next days, Richard did not allow her to go out the People's Palace and Cara was sent to Mord'Sith Temple.

The People's Palace was all decorated to Cara and Benjamin wedding, all the Mord'Siths, and D'Hara Army were there. Kahlan, Richard, Zedd and Nicci were there too.

Richard said Kahlan should be with him during the ceremony, they stayed in their thrones in the bottom, looking at Cara and Benjamin while they were in the balcony in front of D'Hara Army below in the courtyard. All Mord'Siths were standing in rows next Kahlan and Richard. It was the first Mord'Sith wedding. Cara was the only one wearing white leather, the other ones were in brown leathers.

Kahlan was devastated, but this was what would happen. She was married with Richard and Cara with Benjamin. Their lives would be separated. A huge pain filled Kahlan's heart. Kahlan frowned her eyebrows and looked at the floor when Cara and Benjamin kissed each other. She leaned forward covering her face with her hands. The pain filling all her being. Richard looked at Kahlan and smiled.

It had finished the ceremony, Kahlan stood and walked far from them toward hallway to her chamber, when she was almost there, she stopped, looking at the floor and back toward the balcony again, then she stopped in front of Cara, looking into Cara's eyes.

Cara's eyes opened wide and her heart beat faster looking at Kahlan. In the exactly moment their eyes met, the stone in the pendant cracked in several parts. A strange sensation ran the entire Cara's body, all moments of her life in those days which she was wearing the necklace passed inside her head causing a deep headache. Then Cara realized what she had made and she shut her eyes regretting all those moments. She wanted to run toward Kahlan but Berdine grabbed her arm and headed her in another direction.

Raina stopped in front of Kahlan cleaning her throat, after asked what she had made. Kahlan answered when she asked for Shota's help, Shota said Richard had asked for her help too. And Shota added only the true love each other will break the spells.

When Berdine said Cara did not remembered of her, Kahlan realized this was a Shota's spell, just like it was a Shota's spell that Richard could not touch Kahlan anymore. He would feel a strong headache with each touch in Kahlan while she was wearing the necklace which she was wearing since Shota had given it for her, days before her wedding with Richard. And Kahlan just wanted to know if Cara still loved her, then she walked toward her chamber.

Richard was in the balcony looking at Benjamin and talking his speech as a Lord Rahl should do.

Kahlan entered looking at the floor, without stopping to cry. She passed for the private room, then for the bedroom following toward the big door from her private balcony. She need to breath feeling the wind caressing her skin. But something made her to stop. She never let the curtain over her bed closed, the bed always was showed, she closed it only when she was sleeping there. She sensed someone, maybe Richard or ... Leaning forward and holding her daggers, she walked silent and pulled the curtain and froze.

Cara was waiting her, her eyes with tears, full of regret apologizing for what she had made. Kahlan forgot everything and jumped in Cara's arms. They kissed passionately, a long kiss, their bodies shaping perfectly. Their hands exploring their bodies, their breath failing, then Cara turned Kahlan on her back straddling her hip looking at her saying how much she missed her and she loved Kahlan. Both women crying and smiling at the same time. Then both women started to take their clothes off kissing each other hungry. Cara adjusted her body and legs making their clits to rub each other. Kahlan moaned with a pleasure sensation, her iris growing black in each thrust of their hips. Her magic was already running through her body, her entire body shivering and writhing. Cara arched her back supporting her upper body with her arms one in each Kahlan's side, she started to rock faster.

In the end of his speech, Richard promoted Captain Meiffert to General Meiffert the Commander General of the First File and Richard gave freedom for all the Mord'Siths ceasing them to live as Lord Rahl 's personal guards. But the Mord'Siths said they would protect the Lord Rahl yet.

When Kahlan's eyes were all black and her body in the edge to release her magic, the door of the chamber opened causing a loud noise and Richard's voice filled the air. Kahlan opened her eyes wide. But Cara did not stop rocking her hip, even with Richard and Benjamin next them, in the private room, she only closed her mouth pressing hard her lips. Kahlan already coming intensely grabbed a pillow and bit it, thanked for the curtains over her bed were closed and blocking the men to see them. Then her magic was released making Cara to tremble writhing her body, she shut her eyes and coming intensely too.

Richard and Benjamin entered in the private room, they sat and Richard filled two glasses with wine offering one to Benjamin. Richard smiled, Benjamin smiled too. Richard asked if he had given to Cara the necklace and he nodded. Benjamin asked to Richard how he knew Cara would accept to marry him, if before he had proposed to Cara and she had not accepted. Then Richard smiled saying he had talked with Shota, a witch, and asked for her to create a spell to Cara fell in love with Benjamin and she gave him the necklace, when the liquid would become stone the spell would be released. Then she would fall in love with him and would forget who she truly loved.

Cara and Kahlan was breathless and stared at each other with eyes opened wide, they were hearing Richard and Benjamin chatting. Cara looked at the necklace on her neck and pulled it breaking the chain. Kahlan saw in her eyes all her rage, but before she could react Cara was walking toward the men in the other room.

Richard and Benjamin looked at Cara, she was naked, sweaty, breathless, walking toward them holding the broken necklace and one of her agiel, she threw the necklace on Richard's face and put her agiel on Benjamin's ribs making him to fall on his knees while Kahlan appeared naked, sweaty, breathless, walking toward them and with another Cara's agiel in her hand. Richard clenched his jaw, looking at them furious holding the hilt of her sword, the blade orange.

Cara approached Benjamin holding his throat mimicking a Confessor's gesture. Kahlan called Cara's name but it was late. Cara released the confessor magic she had captured in Benjamin's throat. Then she looked at Richard and heard Benjamin asking for her to command him.

Richard was surprised watching Cara to confess Benjamin and when she looked at him, her eyes were still all black. Then she fell on her knees exhausted and Richard ran toward her, screaming and lifting his sword, before hitting the blade on Cara's shoulder, Kahlan stopped him with her arm outstretched and screaming, all the room shook, a wind blew inside the room and a bright blue lightning from Kahlan's hand threw the sword against the wall in the other side the room making Richard fell on her knees, his eyes were full of tears.

Kahlan approached Richard, her eyes all black in Con Dar, she held his throat and released all her magic. Richard's eyes were all black for few seconds becoming normal after, following for his words "Command me, Confessor".

Kahlan commanded him to stay motionless, then she held two Cara's agiel, pain consuming her hands and arms then she embraced it, and touched the tips of agiels on Richard's belly, ribs and shoulders for a long time making him to scream out loud and to shake all his body. The Con-Dar and the magic of Agiels broke him.

Cara and Benjamin just looked at them, both of them sat on their heels. One exhausted, the other confessed.

Denna, Berdine, Raina, Rikka and Hally entered in the room breathless, they were breaking the door, but their eyes opened wide watching the Mother Confessor, in Con-Dar, with Cara's agiels in her hands torturing their Lord Rahl. Then they looked at Cara and Benjamin, both on the floor. They noticed the Mother Confessor and Mistress Cara were naked and the men, dressed.

While Kahlan was busy with Richard, Cara stood up and commanded her sisters to go out and wait outside the chambers. When Kahlan left the agiels, Cara caught them and did the same thing with Benjamin, she released her rage torturing him. Cara broke Benjamin too.

Then Cara looked into Kahlan's eyes and asked in a breathless voice if Kahlan would like to be her mate. Kahlan whipped her head toward Cara and the Con Dar disappeared, with her eyes full with tears, she smiled and ran embracing Cara tight in her arms. "Yes, I do!" Kahlan answered then kissed Cara. The Mord'Siths watched them only, they were standing up in the broken door all the time.

With eyes fucking, the Mord'Siths did not take her eyes off from naked body of the Mother Confessor and how she used the agiels. Berdine looked at Raina "Today our night will be busy", Raina smiled "Wildly!". "I need to release my lust!" Hally said biting her lower lip "I'm free!" Denna answered quickly "I will go with you two" Rikka said holding her agiel. When they saw Kahlan and Cara hugging each other naked, they moaned in chorus.

Twenty Mord'Siths were wearing red leathers standing in a semi circle looking at the sky, where the Night Wisps were flying in a harmonious dance, the Mother Confessor's voice filling the air singing a beautiful song. They had never seen something like this, neither Nicci or Shota with all their age. All of them were marveled with the view, it was the first time and probably the last one they saw the Night Wisps.

Cara's white leather was almost lost because of her pregnancy. It was already very tight. But Kahlan was stunning in her white wedding Confessor dress. The most beautiful dress they had seen. Kahlan brought tailors from Aydindril to make it. They realized how much the beauty of Kahlan Amnell was magnificent.

Kahlan and Cara were standing side by side with Shota in front of them. She made a speech and blessed their wedding, just like Zedd and Nicci. Then Shota made a little cut on the palm of their hands and they held their hands, their blood were as one.

Cara called the Mother Confessor, Mistress Kahlan, a Sister of the Agiel because she had embraced the pain and broke someone just like a Mord'Sith did. Denna, Berdine, Raina, Rikka and Hally nodded in agreement. Kahlan had Denna's agiel in a holster on her thigh.

Berdine told the Mother Confessor how those Mord'Siths had respect, consideration an devotion for her. They had served for Lord Rahl always, but now, they will serve the Mother Confessor like her protectors too.

Then all Mord'Siths there, showed their new weapon, a daggers with the Mother Confessor's emblem in the hilt. They will use both weapons, the agiel and the dagger, in a battle. Only Cara, the Mistress, will use her two agiels. And Denna, she will not use no one weapon because of a promise for the Mother Confessor and Zedd, which she will become a better person and she would not betray them. And the Mord'Siths was with the length of their hair cut until their breast, no braided, in honor of Kahlan Amnell, the Mother Confessor and Sister of the Agiel.

Richard and Benjamin were standing in the bottom next the trees, motionless, broken and confessed, watching their Mistresses. Fifty D'Hara soldiers were with them.

Kahlan and Cara's wedding was in a beautiful place where the Night Wisps was living. It was a beautiful night too, their first night as mates. It was created a strong connection in their lives, hearts, minds, and souls.