Castle in the Air
Title: Castle in the Air
Author: pristineungift / PristinelyUngifted
Rating/s | Content: Most chapters rated T, some rated M for sexuality and violence.
Pairing/s | Character/s: Jennsen/Dahlia, Darken Rahl/Cara, Cara/Dahlia, Darken Rahl/Cara/Dahlia, Richard/Kahlan, Zedd, Walter, Egremont, the Margrave, Triana
Word Count: Approximately 65,000 words
Summary: AU, at the end of "Fever" Jennsen escapes with two of the Boxes of Orden before Richard realizes she's gone. She returns to her 'benevolent' brother Darken Rahl, and begins her life as his sequestered sister. An exploration of the lies we tell and what it means to be a family.
"Her life was a fragile web of faith and lies, a delicate balance that could fall down around her at any moment. It was a castle in the air."
Warnings: mild incest (a kiss), violence, femslash
Important Author's Notes:This picks up and goes AU in the last fifteen minutes of S1 ep “Fever.” If you recall from the episode, Jennsen has lost her memory and been tricked by Lord Rahl into thinking that Richard is an evil tyrant.
Many thanks to: My betas, 16beckyb and aceofhadeon who made this story what it is, dragging it kicking and screaming when necessary. I could always count on them to say “umm….really?” and “go for it!” in equal measure. Also thanks to melt_in2_me , who was the first to read the final version, and vorquellyn , whose discussion posts and fan works have influenced my view of Darken Rahl and D’Hara more than they know.
Standard Legend of the Seeker disclaimer applies to this and all chapters following. For specific disclaimer, see my profile page.
This fic is heavily inspired by and uses the poems “Shadow Weaver” and “History of the Victors” by K.P. Dawson. These poems are her property, no infringement is intended.
All verse and/or poetry that is not recognizable from Legend of the Seeker or the works of K.P. Dawson is the original work and property of this author. Please do not redistribute it without giving credit to and alerting the author, pristineungift / PristinelyUngifted, to its use.
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