Thank you for such a lovely comment :D I'm pretty convinced that Kahlan still harbours an us-against-them mentality about the Mord'Sith aside from Cara, so I'm glad you think that's in character. I enjoy writing Zedd, so I'm thrilled you think he comes across well too. You're right about Richard, and I'll keep that in mind in the future - he's Lord Rahl too and automatically superior in his mindset.

Not intentionally an AU, just my inability to keep canon straight! It slipped my mind that Cara shouldn't, in this reality, remember the torture. Hmm, maybe I should try fixing that before I crosspost anywhere. Thanks for much for pointing it out :D