Just a Saving People Thing?
Her skin. Her scent. It's enough to drive him insane.
She is surely a demon, sent to befuddle his senses and distract him from his quest.
No—she's a woman in pain, he can feel it—like a bitter sore festering in her soul.
It's fascinating.
It's terrifying—this woman wears his love's fate like a velvet cloak, wrapped tight about those slim shoulders…
Her steps don't falter, but the tiny frown lines between her eyes tell him there's hope.
He wants to rescue her from herself. He wants her.
"Richard," Nicci says, snapping her fingers in front of his face. "Focus, please. The Stone of Tears isn't going to find itself—and your Mother Confessor's life is mine."
She's a nightmare—she's a curse. She could be Kahlan's death.
Richard is just lucky his compass doesn't point to his heart (or his body's) desire.