Title: Redemption
Author: JlynCSS
Rating: R
Characters: Richard, Kahlan, Cara, Zedd, Shota

Summary: Will the love Richard and Kahlan share deliver them through their despair? An intense angsty fic (I hope!)...and possibly sad (but still with sweetness and squee!)


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Chapter 10

Richard came awake with a pleasing warmth tingling his skin.  It washed over him, lulling him to a place of peace and contentment.  He moved a little, trying to orient himself.  “Be still, my love,” he heard Kahlan whisper and she pressed a gentle kiss to his brow.  He couldn’t move even if he wanted to, his body hurt everywhere.  ( Read more... )

Chapter 9

Kahlan grabbed at a switch jutting from the trunk of a maple.  Drawing near the summit, she was finding this part of the trail quite steep and the supple branch was just enough to steady her as she gained solid footing.  She’d made it past the hardest part, past the place she had collapsed in Richard’s arms.  Vivid memories flooded ( Read more... )

Chapter 8

Kahlan’s eyes fixed on the fire, barely visible through the trees.  Watching from inside her room, through the tall windows that overlooked the terrace, she could just make out its faint glow atop the mountain.  Seeing its flicker somehow made her feel closer to Richard yet at the same time, further from him than she'd ever felt ( Read more... )

Chapter 7

Kahlan hugged herself, rubbing her arms.  Despite that she sat with her legs in the sun, she felt chilled to the bone.  Seemed she always felt cold anymore; no matter that the days were warm.  It may as well have been the dead of winter; that’s how she felt inside.  A summer breeze kissed her face but she took no notice, lost in a ( Read more... )

Chapter 6

A brisk knock at the door put Cara on alert, her gaze falling to Kahlan who was once again at Ethan’s side.  The crimson marks were back and covered not only his chest and belly, but his arms and legs too.  They could hear Sergeant Duff through the door, “He’s coming, Lord Rahl has returned!”

Cara immediately opened the door, just ( Read more... )

Chapter 5

Richard half slid down the hillside, its steep incline and the matting of leaves under foot aiding his efforts as he hurried into Agaden Reach.  He steadied himself with a tossed out arm, dragging his fingers through the dirt as he neared the bottom of the slope.  He’d left his horse at the top, tied to a limb, afraid of risking ( Read more... )

 
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Chapter 2

Zedd slipped quietly from the room, closing the door behind him to stand alone in the vast, dark hall.  Suppressing a shiver, he closed his eyes against the horror of it all threatening to consume him.  A male confessor.  And one with the gift, no doubt.  A frightening thought.

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