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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.
As crisis looms in Kahlan's homeland, an accident appears to have robbed her of her powers.
Richard, Kahlan, Zedd and Cara free a D'Haran prison during their search for the Stone of Tears. When the killing continues, they have to realize that the Keeper is sending the dead back through the rift to the underworld to prey on the living.
Cara is found to be guilty of a terrible crime from the past and is sentenced to be executed by Kahlan. Richard disagrees with Cara's punishment though, and tries to save her before she meets an untimely end.
Kahlan and the others go on a search for the last remaining confessor -- a young girl named Annabelle. They discover that Annabelle is unaware of her powers though. When Annabelle discovers what she's capable of, she users her powers for her own selfish purposes, putting Richard's quest to find the Stone of Tears at stake and leaving Kahlan with a very difficult decision.
In order to trick Zedd into naming a new Seeker, Shota puts Zedd under a spell of forgetting and gives him back his youth.
Richard accidentally sets free an uncontrollable rage in him and a group of peaceful people when he teaches them to fight. In order to save them, Richard has to find a way to master his rage before it can consume them all.
The Mord'Sith Denna returns and uses Richard to take control over the throne that Darken Rahl left behind.
The Mord'Sith Denna captures Zedd, and Richard must leave Kahlan and Cara to go after him, while he makes a difficult choice and aborts his mission to go on a journey that will change his life.
The Sisters of the Light teach Richard to use his wizard powers. When one of them discloses a terrible secret, Zedd is forced to name a new Seeker.
Kahlan's life is threatened by sorceress Sister Nicci. In the meantime, Richard has to face his worst fear while he is trapped in the Valley of Perdition.
As crisis looms in Kahlan's homeland, an accident appears to have robbed her of her powers.