When Zedd tries to save Cara who was re-broken by Darken Rahl, Richard, Kahlan and everyone else’s lives are changed dramatically.

Richard and Kahlan discover the Stone of Tears is in a magical land from which they cannot leave; a surprise reunion lures Cara and Zedd into a deadly confrontation.

Resurrected Darken Rahl risks the Keeper’s wrath by acquiring the secrets of an ancient scroll, forcing the Seeker into an uneasy alliance with his evil brother.

Darken Rahl plots his return to the land of the living, using a hapless look-alike; the Seeker races to find a stolen scroll, which holds the key to his quest for the Stone of Tears.

Richard, Kahlan and Zedd’s life is put at risk when they meet a young and powerful woman named Maia who claims to be the Creator and it becomes crucial to uncover her true identity before Maia can destroy them all.

Richard is forced to protect Kahlan’s greatest enemy when Kahlan is put under a life-threatening spell only her enemy can remove.

Richard, Kahlan and Zedd’s celebration of their victory over Darken Rahl is interrupted by an attack from a creature that escaped from the underworld. Meanwhile Cara jockeys for dominance with the Mord’Sith and the witch Shota reveals a prophecy about the Seeker that horrifies Zedd.