Zedd goes under cover in enemy territory in a bid to outsmart Darken Rahl and retrieve the third and final Box of Orden.
After reuniting with Chase, whose family has gone missing, Richard and Kahlan accompany him back to Hartland and discover that things are not what they seem.
Richard unites the Boxes of Ordern, but Rahl's interference sets an explosive chain of events in motion.
Darken Rahl begins experimenting on prisoners in the hope of recreating the Confessor's powerful magic.
Zedd is reunited with Richard and Kahlan having placed the third box of Orden as bait to lure Darken Rahl out.