LL Bingo Prompt #14 - Solstice present
Title: The Best Solstice Present
Rating: PG
Characters: Richard/Kahlan
The Best Solstice Present (PG)
Richard had been gone from the palace for two weeks and he hated the timing of having to go so far away from Kahlan when she could give birth any day. He was hoping the baby hadn't been born, but he had no idea if he was that lucky - in fact he knew he wasn't.
The worst of it, was that today was Solstice morning and he had nothing to give Kahlan, he'd tried to find something suitable in the few villages he passed, but nothing seemed right. He hated himself, he hated the people who always wanted to kill them or those who wanted to take away magic because they didn't understand it. He was going to make changes to that, teach all those people, so they wouldn't fear what was given to a few lucky people.
He sighed and took hold of the door handle to their room and before closing his eyes and making the wish that the baby either hadn't been born, or was perfectly healthy. Letting out the breath, he opened the door and stepped into the bedroom.
The quiet room was shocking, as if a blanket of calm had been placed over the room, a maid on the other side was setting up breakfast while another fussed around the bed. Richard followed her with his eye until she passed Kahlan and he could set his eyes on his wife and the small bundle laying curled up next to her. He met her eyes for a bare moment before he moved over and took in the soft skin of his baby girl on the bed.
Rating: PG
Characters: Richard/Kahlan
The Best Solstice Present (PG)
Richard had been gone from the palace for two weeks and he hated the timing of having to go so far away from Kahlan when she could give birth any day. He was hoping the baby hadn't been born, but he had no idea if he was that lucky - in fact he knew he wasn't.
The worst of it, was that today was Solstice morning and he had nothing to give Kahlan, he'd tried to find something suitable in the few villages he passed, but nothing seemed right. He hated himself, he hated the people who always wanted to kill them or those who wanted to take away magic because they didn't understand it. He was going to make changes to that, teach all those people, so they wouldn't fear what was given to a few lucky people.
He sighed and took hold of the door handle to their room and before closing his eyes and making the wish that the baby either hadn't been born, or was perfectly healthy. Letting out the breath, he opened the door and stepped into the bedroom.
The quiet room was shocking, as if a blanket of calm had been placed over the room, a maid on the other side was setting up breakfast while another fussed around the bed. Richard followed her with his eye until she passed Kahlan and he could set his eyes on his wife and the small bundle laying curled up next to her. He met her eyes for a bare moment before he moved over and took in the soft skin of his baby girl on the bed.