Book #6

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Richard has a broken heart. His faith in people has been destroyed. He did his best in the towns around Fairfield but they were too ready to give into lies and not listen to truth. After Kahlan was beaten almost to death, Richard had wanted to heal her with the magic he’d gotten back from the chimes but wasn’t able to. There was a spell on Kahlan that would definitely kill her if any magic were to be used on her.

Richard took Kahlan and their protector and friend, Cara, to the deep woods around Westland where Richard grew up. Once confronted with those he grew up with that wanted him out or else, he really didn’t trust in people. He decided that the people have to make him believe that they want their freedom. He couldn’t force them to accept it. People needed to see what their own life was worth.

While Kahlan got better as the days wore into months, Richard started carving figures for her. He said that the gift has nothing to do with it. He taught Kahlan how to fight with a sword better than she already knew. He wanted her strength to return but also for her to be better able to defend herself.

Nicci had a rough childhood. She always believed that everyone was created equal and that if you had more than you needed, you gave it to those that needed it more. She became a Sister of the Light looking for something that meant something to her. She then became a Sister of the Dark and swore her soul to the Keeper because she thought that she was evil. The only time she ever felt anything was when Richard was at the Palace and she was one of his teachers. She decided that the only way to get the answers that she needed was to take Richard away from everything. She conjured a maternity spell that linked her to Kahlan. That way Richard wouldn’t harm her else he’d be harming Kahlan.

Nicci took Richard to the Old World and wouldn’t allow him to use his magic and told him that she couldn’t use hers either. They were to live as husband and wife to everyone and he would no longer be Lord Rahl. The bond from a Rahl to the people of D’Hara was masked. No one could know where he was but they knew he was alive since the Mord-Sith’s agiel still worked.

Nicci didn’t understand that Richard infected everyone around him with life. She couldn’t figure out the secret that he had. She didn’t know the right questions to ask in order to get Richard to tell her either.

I loved this book. I think that it is my favorite out of all this series. Richard’s compassion pours out the pages along with the love that he has for Kahlan. It seems that she is all he lives for. His life means little but it’s his. He tries to help those around him by helping themselves. You have to read this one.