forward dated to august 19

[mother_confessor]

Having a baby, it seemed, was long and thankless work. Kahlan hadn't exactly been prepared for the pain of labor but having endured other pain in her life, she endured that with as much grace as she could manage. Besides, in the end, she was rewarded with a beautiful daughter with dark hair and what looked to be big, dark eyes.

Richard had been there the entire time, even though Kahlan was certain she'd said some unspeakable things during the worst part of it, and she was finally feeling well enough to have visitors come in to see both her and the newborn.

"Well, little Cara, are you ready to receive an audience? Everyone's been waiting to see you."

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[mother_confessor]

"Oh, that was my favorite part," Kahlan said, smiling at the memory. "It's wonderful to feel them move but even more wonderful when he can feel the baby move."

Those had been some of the most special moments she shared with Richard.

[loveofmasters]

"I can't wait, honestly. Jack's like a little school-boy, I fully expect him to graft his hand to me if given the chance." And she'd almost be willing to agree. The look on his face, when he finally felt the baby would be wonderful.

"We really need to start thinking about names. How did you and Richard settle on Cara?"

[mother_confessor]

"Cara was a friend of Richard's back home. Mine as well, but I came from before I met her, from what he explained to me," Kahlan said. She was proud of the choice in name for their daughter and thought it fitting that the name was for two people who meant a lot to them.

[loveofmasters]

"That's lovely. I'm sure she'd be honored if she were here. I wonder if Jack has anyone like that in his life back home?" It would be nice, perhaps his mother? Florence knew she'd been the biggest impact on his life, and it would be nice to honor her if the baby was a girl.

"Sooner or later, we're going to be out of time."