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Faith of the Fallen :: Goodkind Terry
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And then, in the winter, the common barrier to the south of the three lands that had for three thousand years sealed away the menace of the Old World had been breached, loosing the Imperial Order on them all. In the last year, the world had been thrown into turmoil; everything everyone had grown up knowing had changed.
"I'm not going to allow you to hurt people just because they refuse to help us," Richard said to Cara. "It would solve nothing and only end up causing us more trouble. What we started here only took a short time to build. I thought this place would be safe, but it's not. We'll simply move on."
He turned back to Kahlan. His voice lost its fire.
"I was hoping to bring you home, to some peace and quiet, but it looks like home doesn't want me, either. I'm sorry."
"Just those men, Richard." In the land of Anderith, just before Kahlan had been attacked and beaten, the people had rejected Richard's offer to join the emerging D'Haran Empire he led in the cause of freedom. Instead, the people of Anderith willingly chose to side with the Imperial Order.
Richard had taken Kahlan and walked away from everything, it seemed. "What about your real friends here?"
"I haven't had time. . I wanted to get a shelter up, first. There's no time now. Maybe later."
Kahlan reached for his hand, which hung at his side. His fingers were too far away. "But, Richard-"
"Look, it's not safe to stay here anymore. It's as simple as that. I brought you here because I thought it would be a safe place for you to recover and regain your strength. I was wrong. It's not. We can't stay here.
Understand?"
"Yes, Richard."
"We have to move on."
"Yes, Richard."
There was something more to this, she knew-something of far greater importance than the more immediate ordeal it meant for her. There was a distant, troubled look in his eyes.
"But what of the war? Everyone is depending on us-on you. I can't be much help until I get better, but they need you right now. The D'Haran Empire needs you. You are the Lord Rahl. You lead them. What are we doing here? Richard. ." She waited until his eyes turned to look at her. "Why are we running away when everyone is counting on us?"
"I'm doing as I must."
"As you must? What does that mean?"
Shadow shrouded his face as he looked away.
"I've. . had a vision."
CHAPTER 2
A vision?" Kahlan said in open astonishment.
Richard hated anything to do with prophecy.
And then, in the winter, the common barrier to the south of the three lands that had for three thousand years sealed away the menace of the Old World had been breached, loosing the Imperial Order on them all. In the last year, the world had been thrown into turmoil; everything everyone had grown up knowing had changed.
"I'm not going to allow you to hurt people just because they refuse to help us," Richard said to Cara. "It would solve nothing and only end up causing us more trouble. What we started here only took a short time to build. I thought this place would be safe, but it's not. We'll simply move on."
He turned back to Kahlan. His voice lost its fire.
"I was hoping to bring you home, to some peace and quiet, but it looks like home doesn't want me, either. I'm sorry."
"Just those men, Richard." In the land of Anderith, just before Kahlan had been attacked and beaten, the people had rejected Richard's offer to join the emerging D'Haran Empire he led in the cause of freedom. Instead, the people of Anderith willingly chose to side with the Imperial Order.
Richard had taken Kahlan and walked away from everything, it seemed. "What about your real friends here?"
"I haven't had time. . I wanted to get a shelter up, first. There's no time now. Maybe later."
Kahlan reached for his hand, which hung at his side. His fingers were too far away. "But, Richard-"
"Look, it's not safe to stay here anymore. It's as simple as that. I brought you here because I thought it would be a safe place for you to recover and regain your strength. I was wrong. It's not. We can't stay here.
Understand?"
"Yes, Richard."
"We have to move on."
"Yes, Richard."
There was something more to this, she knew-something of far greater importance than the more immediate ordeal it meant for her. There was a distant, troubled look in his eyes.
"But what of the war? Everyone is depending on us-on you. I can't be much help until I get better, but they need you right now. The D'Haran Empire needs you. You are the Lord Rahl. You lead them. What are we doing here? Richard. ." She waited until his eyes turned to look at her. "Why are we running away when everyone is counting on us?"
"I'm doing as I must."
"As you must? What does that mean?"
Shadow shrouded his face as he looked away.
"I've. . had a vision."
CHAPTER 2
A vision?" Kahlan said in open astonishment.
Richard hated anything to do with prophecy.