A Friendship Can Blossom

Chapter Two

'Untie me Kahlan' Kahlan could tell it wasn't a request it was an order from the upset MordSith, all Kahlan could think was It's a good job her hands are tied so she can't reach her agiel. The longer Kahlan left Cara tied the more agitated Cara got. 'Kahlan I mean it untie me.' Cara's voice had become timid and almost sounded frightened 'why did you tie me up anyway Kahlan, I thought...' Cara stopped, Kahlan was interested then, having the MordSith tied up was the most conversation she'd gotten out of this woman in a while. After being trapped in that tomb Cara seemed to have clammed up and didn't want to speak to her, she would march off in front of the others, sit on her own at camp in a dark corner away from everyone and when it came to inns well Kahlan was just plain fed up of it, she didn't know what she was going to do last night after tying Cara up so she slept on it and thought she would wake up before Cara and act on her plan but obviously she had mistaken her timing.

Cara could see the wheels turning in Kahlan's head as she thought, Cara started to panic what if Kahlan had tied her here to confess her, she really shouldn't have slipped up and told her she thought of her as a friend when they were trapped. She had always thought that Kahlan was telling the truth when she told the blonde MordSith that she also thought of her as a friend but now Cara was starting to doubt everything the tall brunette had ever told her.

Kahlan turned after hearing the blonde's breathing increase, she saw that Cara's eyes were starting to water and she looked like a rabbit caught in a trap, scared. Kahlan leaned over and started stoking Cara's hair to try and calm her down but this only scared the MordSith further as instead of seeing it as a friendly gesture, she saw it as a form to tease and seduce just like they would have done with their 'prey' at the temple. Kahlan didn't know what to do; she never thought tying Cara up to try and fix their differences would have such a negative effect on blonde. Quickly and gently untying Cara she pulled her into her arms and gently rocked her while hushing her like with a small child.

Cara didn't notice her hands were untied and kept begging Kahlan to untie her, she knew that it was uncharacteristic MordSith behaviour and if any of her sisters could see her she would be taunted for her weakness but the idea that someone could have tied her up in her sleep just unsettled her. Especially a Confessor doing so. 'Kahlan,' Cara's raspy voice came out 'why did you tie me up?'. Kahlan gently rubbed Cara's wrists and brought them down slowly curling Cara's body into her to calm her down, although Cara was still scared of Kahlan she liked the feeling of it too much to push her away.