Faith of the Fallen
“As always happened, using her Confessor’s power left her drained and exhausted. In the aftermath, the forest sat in silent judgment. Here and there, the virgin snow around the small body exhibited its red evidence.
Only then did Kahlan even pause to consider if she might have killed Cara, too.
A Mord-Sith would not live long after the touch of a Confessor. There had been no choice. She had done her best to warn Cara, to let her know to get clear, but in the end Kahlan couldn’t allow her decisio...n to be influenced by any consideration other than what had to be done. Hesitation could have meant disaster.
Now that it was over, though, dread roiled through.
Kahlan looked around, and to the right saw Cara sprawled in the snow. If she had been touching the boy when Kahlan unleashed her power… Cara groaned. Kahlan staggered to her and dropped to a knee. She clutched the fur at Cara’s shoulder and with a mighty effort pulled her over.
“Cara—are you all right?”
Cara squinted up with a look of disgust working its way to the surface of pain.MoreLess
Only then did Kahlan even pause to consider if she might have killed Cara, too.
A Mord-Sith would not live long after the touch of a Confessor. There had been no choice. She had done her best to warn Cara, to let her know to get clear, but in the end Kahlan couldn’t allow her decisio...n to be influenced by any consideration other than what had to be done. Hesitation could have meant disaster.
Now that it was over, though, dread roiled through.
Kahlan looked around, and to the right saw Cara sprawled in the snow. If she had been touching the boy when Kahlan unleashed her power… Cara groaned. Kahlan staggered to her and dropped to a knee. She clutched the fur at Cara’s shoulder and with a mighty effort pulled her over.
“Cara—are you all right?”
Cara squinted up with a look of disgust working its way to the surface of pain.MoreLess
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