"Kahlan."
They have dropped all formalities after being raised together when Lord Aryyn died, leaving a 7 year old Kahlan an orphan and Lady of the Veil. Ethan Lannister took her in as a ward, until she came of age and has been ruling the Vale ever since. Kahlan and Rachel are both stand offish people, being born into powerful ruling families and shouldering responsibilities at a very young age when all they wanted was to have a friend. And so they found real friendship with each other, an unlikely one where they are the other's only real friend; both knowing what it means to be ruthless to be able to rule, both being the only women in the Small Council, and both losing the person who taught them everything they had to know, making Kahlan the only person who knows how Rachel is feeling. Both are terrifying, both are bold and not to be trifled with, and they have a strange connection that they both find comfort in.
The taller brunette give one more squeeze before letting go of the hug. "Oh Rachel. I'm really sorry about..." she pauses, knowing that it was a sore subject, "he was like a father to me too."
Rachel swallows, then gives a stiff smile. "Yes, I know."
"How do you feel now?"
Rachel straightens her almost relaxed posture and avoids meeting those startling blue eyes, feeling them follow her as she walks around.
"I am perfectly all right. Now, the reason I-" she stops when she hears her friend sigh.
"Rachel...I don't even need you to look at me to know that you're lying, and no, " she cuts before Rachel can say anything, "Im not saying it as the Master of Laws and using my ability. I am saying it as your friend who also loved him as my own father,and because I know you, Rachel. I know how stubborn you are."
The blonde sits down, closing her eyes for a moment. Aside from Kira, Kahlan was the only person who can call Rachel out on her bullshit, because she has the peculiar ability to sense if someone is being truthful or not.
"Fine, but can we not talk about that for the moment? That isn't why I called for you. we have more important things to discuss. It's connected to this."
AN: Ok, I know, it's really short. Because that finale just short circuited my brain, and I feel so sad and outraged and I literally cried and I was screaming at my screen AND IT"S MY PERIOD AND I CAN'T DO THIS ALONE, PLEASE TELL ME I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE CRYING OVER DELPHINE. I know, it might look funny, and it's TV, but my reaction is very real and very visceral(yes, I get protective and emotionally attached to fictional characters, sue me) and none of my friends watch OB so I can't vent so can anybody please just go through this with me because I have no one to talk to. I can still feel my heart pounding. I am dead serious. I just needed to do this for mental and emotional purposes.