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meridian_roseTitle: The Many Faces Of Kahlan Amnell
Fandom: Legend of the Seeker
Pairing/Characters: Kahlan
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 315
Prompt: For a![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
legendland picture prompt
Summary: Kahlan is more than just a Confessor
Warnings: None
For this picture prompt:
Kahlan was a Confessor. This was what most people saw of her, knew of her, thought of her. That she was judgement incarnate, justice personified. That she was dangerous. Or evil. Or some combination of those things. That first impression, that one word, Confessor, shaped people's opinions of her before she could even open her mouth.
Kahlan was also a daughter. She had a father, their troubled relationship aside, and she'd once had a mother.
Kahlan was a sister to Dennee, once lost and now found again. And Dennee was raising a child born of the body she now possessed and Kahlan thought of the boy as her nephew.
Kahlan was a friend to many - Cara included. She loved Zedd as if he were her own grandfather.
Kahlan was a woman in love with Richard - who was the Seeker, and so much more besides just as she was; son, brother, grandson, friend.
Yet when she put on the white dress denoting her office, Confessor was what she was. There was no room for her own thoughts or feelings, only the matter of judgment. It was her practised detachment that let her see past her rage at Cara and spare the Mord'Sith.
Most thought of her as stern and unforgiving, the face of dispassionate justice. Yet there was room for both forgiveness and compassion, and some of those brought before her saw that face. Both of those faces came with the dress and the office. They were masks she donned when she was truly the Mother Confessor.
Few saw beyond her masks to the real Kahlan, who had once been a little girl who loved stories of the Seeker, who liked to dance barefoot, and climb trees.
Few saw her in her less guarded moments when she laughed, heartily and genuinely, full of love and joy for the world and the people in it.
Originally posted at http://meridian-rose.dreamwidth.org/313694.html - I'd love it if you commented there!
Fandom: Legend of the Seeker
Pairing/Characters: Kahlan
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 315
Prompt: For a
legendland picture promptSummary: Kahlan is more than just a Confessor
Warnings: None
For this picture prompt:
Kahlan was a Confessor. This was what most people saw of her, knew of her, thought of her. That she was judgement incarnate, justice personified. That she was dangerous. Or evil. Or some combination of those things. That first impression, that one word, Confessor, shaped people's opinions of her before she could even open her mouth.
Kahlan was also a daughter. She had a father, their troubled relationship aside, and she'd once had a mother.
Kahlan was a sister to Dennee, once lost and now found again. And Dennee was raising a child born of the body she now possessed and Kahlan thought of the boy as her nephew.
Kahlan was a friend to many - Cara included. She loved Zedd as if he were her own grandfather.
Kahlan was a woman in love with Richard - who was the Seeker, and so much more besides just as she was; son, brother, grandson, friend.
Yet when she put on the white dress denoting her office, Confessor was what she was. There was no room for her own thoughts or feelings, only the matter of judgment. It was her practised detachment that let her see past her rage at Cara and spare the Mord'Sith.
Most thought of her as stern and unforgiving, the face of dispassionate justice. Yet there was room for both forgiveness and compassion, and some of those brought before her saw that face. Both of those faces came with the dress and the office. They were masks she donned when she was truly the Mother Confessor.
Few saw beyond her masks to the real Kahlan, who had once been a little girl who loved stories of the Seeker, who liked to dance barefoot, and climb trees.
Few saw her in her less guarded moments when she laughed, heartily and genuinely, full of love and joy for the world and the people in it.
Originally posted at http://meridian-rose.dreamwidth.org/313694.html - I'd love it if you commented there!
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Date: 2012-11-15 06:15 pm (UTC)Absolutely LOVE those!!!
well done sweetie!!
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Date: 2012-11-15 08:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-11-15 10:10 pm (UTC)It feels like a nice exploration of that thing from the books, Kahlan's "Confessor face." It's not just her face - it's a whole facet of her personality, just not her whole personality. (Sometimes Kahlan sort of reminds me of Batman ;D)
I also love the picture prompt :)
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Date: 2012-11-16 08:54 pm (UTC)I hope to see who made the great pic once the challenge results are posted :D
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Date: 2012-11-16 10:31 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2012-11-18 08:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-11-19 12:08 pm (UTC)