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Naked Empire :: Goodkind Terry
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"But I'm not touched by magic. Like Richard said, I'm like someone born without eyes who can't see color. I'm a broken link in the chain of magic.
Wouldn't that mean that I can't accidentally get into trouble with it?"
"And if someone pushes a boulder off a cliff and it crushes you, does it matter if that boulder was sent crashing over the edge by a man with a lever, or by a sorceress wielding the gift?"
Jennsen's voice took on a troubled tone. "I see what you mean. I guess that I never looked at it that way."
"I'm only trying to help you because I know how easy it is to make a mistake."
She watched Kahlan in the dark for a moment. "You know about magic.
What kind of mistake could you make?"
"All kinds."
"Like what?"
Kahlan stared off into the memories. "I once delayed for half a second in killing someone."
"But I thought you said that it was wrong to be too rash."
"Sometimes the most foolhardy thing you can do is to delay. She Was a sorceress. By the time I acted it was already too late. Because of my mistake she captured Richard and took him away. For a year, I didn't know what had happened to him. I thought I would never see him again, that I would die of heartache."
Jennsen stared in astonishment. "When did you find him again?"
"Not long ago. That's why we're down here in the Old World-she brought him here. At least I found him. I've made other mistakes, and they, too, have resulted in no end of trouble. So has Richard. Like he said, we all make mistakes. If I can, I want to spare you from making a needless mistake, at least."
Jennsen looked away. "Like believing in that man I was with yesterday-Sebastian. Because of him, my mother was murdered and I almost got you killed. I feel like such a fool."
"You didn't make that mistake out of carelessness, Jennsen. They deceived you, used you. More importantly, in the end you used your head and were willing to face the truth."
Jennsen nodded.
"What should we name the twins?" she finally asked.
Kahlan didn't think that naming the twins was a good idea, not yet anyway, but she was reluctant to say it.
"I don't know. What names were you thinking?"
Jennsen let out a heavy breath. "It was a shock to suddenly have Betty back with me, and even more of a surprise to see that she had babies of her own. I never considered that before. I haven't even had time to think about names."
"You will."
Jennsen smiled at the thought.
"But I'm not touched by magic. Like Richard said, I'm like someone born without eyes who can't see color. I'm a broken link in the chain of magic.
Wouldn't that mean that I can't accidentally get into trouble with it?"
"And if someone pushes a boulder off a cliff and it crushes you, does it matter if that boulder was sent crashing over the edge by a man with a lever, or by a sorceress wielding the gift?"
Jennsen's voice took on a troubled tone. "I see what you mean. I guess that I never looked at it that way."
"I'm only trying to help you because I know how easy it is to make a mistake."
She watched Kahlan in the dark for a moment. "You know about magic.
What kind of mistake could you make?"
"All kinds."
"Like what?"
Kahlan stared off into the memories. "I once delayed for half a second in killing someone."
"But I thought you said that it was wrong to be too rash."
"Sometimes the most foolhardy thing you can do is to delay. She Was a sorceress. By the time I acted it was already too late. Because of my mistake she captured Richard and took him away. For a year, I didn't know what had happened to him. I thought I would never see him again, that I would die of heartache."
Jennsen stared in astonishment. "When did you find him again?"
"Not long ago. That's why we're down here in the Old World-she brought him here. At least I found him. I've made other mistakes, and they, too, have resulted in no end of trouble. So has Richard. Like he said, we all make mistakes. If I can, I want to spare you from making a needless mistake, at least."
Jennsen looked away. "Like believing in that man I was with yesterday-Sebastian. Because of him, my mother was murdered and I almost got you killed. I feel like such a fool."
"You didn't make that mistake out of carelessness, Jennsen. They deceived you, used you. More importantly, in the end you used your head and were willing to face the truth."
Jennsen nodded.
"What should we name the twins?" she finally asked.
Kahlan didn't think that naming the twins was a good idea, not yet anyway, but she was reluctant to say it.
"I don't know. What names were you thinking?"
Jennsen let out a heavy breath. "It was a shock to suddenly have Betty back with me, and even more of a surprise to see that she had babies of her own. I never considered that before. I haven't even had time to think about names."
"You will."
Jennsen smiled at the thought.