CHAPTER 4
The Surprise
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We had got back to the camp sometime around dusk, Richard and Kahlan had dinner already fixed by the time we got back, I watch Richard as he put some of the logs on the fire that me and Mother brought back. After we had got done eating Richard, Kahlan, and Zedd started get their blankets of their bags to sleep on since it was so warm out.
Cara was bushing my long hair to try and get the knots out that had come there form me following them all this way with it up, never taking the time to brush it. Mostly because when you hair goes past your but its very hard to get all the knots out of it by you self.
After they got done with getting very thing they need to get done, done. They came over to set in front of me and my mother. The fire that was still burning strongly in the middle of our semicircle, cast strange shadows across there face's. The fire and the moon being the only light we had.
"Well are you all going to stare at me all night or ask your questions," I asked getting impatient, saying the last part though greeted teeth because my mother had tug very hard on my hair to get in to straighten out. Any other girl would scream form pain but I'm Mord-Sith and we do not scream form pain because we feel it all the time when we pick up our Agiel's.
"Xena watch your mouth," My mother said so only I could feel her tugging on my hair to make her point.
"Xena how could you track use without seeing out tracks, I know you couldn't have followed them I made sure they were covered," Richard said looking at me then my Mother.
"Did you use a tracer Cloud," Zedd asked noting giving me time to answer, causing my mother to tighten her grip on my hair to remind me not to be a smarty pants.
"Zedd my daughter is not sorceries,"
"And like my mother told you all earlier. I used my gift and it's nothing like what you're thinking Wizard," I said sweeping my eyes over them. Richard was holding her hand and I could tell by the way he would glance at her that he loved her. So the rumors are true about the Seeker and Mother Confessor being in love.
"Then what is your power Xena? How does it work?" Kahlan said speaking for the first time in a while.
"Just tell them already Xena" Mother said form behind me bushing my hair.
"Ok. Well I can track people by their essences or power if you like,"
"And that's how you found us by tacking us by our power's" Richard said looking at me.
" Not yours by mom 's, but I also can touch the tree and the ground to look in to the past to see who's been there or what happen but I can only see about 9 week in to the past," I said looking at them "but when I touch a person-"
"You see into their head's and see everything that's happen to them in the past few week's right" The Wizard said interrupting me.
"Um, yeah but more like a month and that's only with people," I said looking at him.
"You've heard of it," my mother said looking at Zedd.
"Um yes I have read some were about people being able to do that but they could only see an hour in to the past and it was only though a certain blood line but I don't remember witch on," He said looking at me with wide eyes.
"So you can track anything that's magic by filling the pull of their powers," Kahlan asked looking at me.
"Yes I guess you could put it that way; but it's easy if I've done it before or have something of theirs" I said answering her question.
"Who's you Father Xena," Zedd said out of no were startling me. Because I don't know my mother has never told me who my father was and whenever I'd asked she would just get mad. So I just stopped asking after a while. I looked up from the ground to see Kahlan and Zedd looking terrified I turned to my mother seeing the answer why. Have you ever seen a very, very angry Mord-Sith its not pretty matter of fact it very scary and my mother can be very, very scary.
"Mother what's wrong," I said looking up at her.
"Xena you should go to bed now you look like you're going to past out any second what have I told you about getting enough sleep," she said looking at me with a strained smiled on her face trying not to let me see her anger behind the mask.
"You all need to get some sleep to or you'll just slow us done tomorrow. I'll keep watch," She said getting up. Usually I would say that I would help but seeing that look on her face I had better just do what she say and not push her.
"Xena you can us the blankets in my bag to sleep on," She said absently getting up to go stand by a nearby tree.
"Fine" I said getting up to go over to her bag and get it as Zedd and Kahlan lied down going to sleep as soon as there head's touched the bag's they were using as pillows.
"Good girl," I heard her call after me.
"Cara can I speak with you," I heard Richard say as I drifted off into sleep.
Cara's Point of view
"Cara can I speak with you," I heard Richard say as I was walked to stand by a tree.
"What about," I said turning around to look at Richard; He was looking at Xena with a bewildered look on his face.
"Is this about my daughter," I said walking over to him Richard? Seeing why he had that look on I face, I shook my head at the sight of Xena; she was sleeping whit her Agiel pressed against her face. I could fill my self-smiling at the sight before my eyes it was impresses to me, no other Mord-Sith but could do that not even me.
Hmm I remember when she was 6 and I had just came to our room after getting done training some guy I had laid my Agiel down on my bed were Xena was setting.
"Hi mother are you done training that man for the day" Xena asked as Serena a Mord-Sith that I had ask to watch her pick her up and handed her to me.
"Yes Xena I am," I said take her in my arms.
"If that is all may I take my leave?" She asked with her head down showing respect to the head of the Mort-Sith.
"Leave us," I said turning to walk back to my bed. I'm so glad she looks like me and not here Father although she does have his hair. Not to mention her powers were ever they came from. She not sorceries that much I know because her powers wouldn't work on me if she were; I just wish I knew because I've ever heard of a power that can work on a Mord-Sith it's kind of creepy. I sighed setting her down on the bed much to her dislike whatever she is I need to figure it out soon.
"Mother can I help you tomorrow," Xena asked looking up at me with her big blue eyes, reaching up, wanting to be picked up again.
"No," I said, laying my Agiel on the bed. "You have to finish your training first." I finished turning around. Then I heard the sound of an Agiel being picked up, I spun around to see Xena holding it about to put it in her mouth.
"No Xena," I said taking it out of her hand. How is she was already able to hold it when her training only stated a month ago?
"Mother,"
"Yes Xena,"
"I think you need to kill Serena," she said play with the cover's on my bed.
"Why Xena?" I asked, this was the first time Xena had ever spoken like this to me, and as far as I knew Xena like Serena.
"Because she been talking to a man about killing you and me," She said look me strait in the eye's. I sighed looking in those blue eyes that strange light was there again.
"Hmm really now; Did you see that with your powers?"
"Yes mother,"
"Well how about you help me with that and that would finish your training,"
"Ok,"
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"Cara are you crying," Richard said bring me out of my day dream.
"No. Now what do you want," I said looking at him.
"Why is she sleeping with the Agiel against her face?" He said looking back at Xena's sleeping form.
"Hmm it's a habit of hers that she had since she was 6," I said looking at her.
"6 year old?" he said turning to me.
"That's what I said Richard now is that all you what. You should rest,"
"No, one more question," He said looking directly at me I could tell that whatever his question was he was determined to ask it.
"What is it?" I asked wanting him to leave me alone, and leting him ask his question is the fast way I know to get him to leave me alone.
"Who's her father?"
"Why should I tell you?" I said glaring at him.
"Fine then as Lord Rahl I order you to tell me," He said looking me in the eyes.
"Have you noticed that you only accept that when you want me to do something and I won't," I said glaring back at him
"Yes when you're being stubborn," He said staring at me "now answer me,"
"My daughter's Father is Darken Rahl," I said thought greeted teeth.
"What it can't be," He said with wide eyes
"Its true look at her she has his hair color although I wish she didn't," I said looking back at my daughter.
"Cara she looks just like you. Wait t… that make-"
"Make's her your niece," I said looking back at him. "And before you ask, No she doesn't know any ways and I don't' intend to tell her," I said scanning eyes over the trees.
"She deserves to know Cara," Richard said quietly to me before walking back over to the fire, and laid down beside Kahlan to sleep.
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