1 00:00:00,968 --> 00:00:02,270 ZEDD: Richard Cypher, 2 00:00:02,303 --> 00:00:04,538 you are the true Seeker. 3 00:00:04,572 --> 00:00:06,540 ( heroic theme playing ) 4 00:00:24,858 --> 00:00:26,494 ( soft theme playing ) 5 00:00:28,529 --> 00:00:31,499 VERNA: Welcome to the Palace of the Prophets. 6 00:00:31,532 --> 00:00:34,135 It's beautiful. 7 00:00:34,168 --> 00:00:37,405 I searched for you for 24 years, Richard. 8 00:00:37,438 --> 00:00:42,176 To bring you here, to my home, to be trained as a Wizard. 9 00:00:42,210 --> 00:00:44,278 So often I thought this day would never come. 10 00:00:47,448 --> 00:00:50,284 Well, at least we arrived before you turned me completely gray. 11 00:00:50,318 --> 00:00:51,385 ( both chuckle ) 12 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:54,755 ( humming ) 13 00:00:54,788 --> 00:00:56,056 Another headache? 14 00:00:57,225 --> 00:00:59,493 Once you're inside the palace walls the pain will go away. 15 00:00:59,527 --> 00:01:01,729 How? 16 00:01:01,762 --> 00:01:03,731 The palace is spelled to carry the burden 17 00:01:03,764 --> 00:01:06,267 that young Wizards can't yet carry themselves. 18 00:01:06,300 --> 00:01:08,402 Well, the quicker I learn to handle it on my own, 19 00:01:08,436 --> 00:01:09,870 the quicker I can get back to my quest. 20 00:01:09,903 --> 00:01:11,772 And my friends. 21 00:01:16,544 --> 00:01:19,413 * Where there is darkness 22 00:01:19,447 --> 00:01:23,784 ALL: * Let the light shine 23 00:01:23,817 --> 00:01:27,888 WOMAN: * Where there is despair 24 00:01:27,921 --> 00:01:31,125 ALL: * Let the Creator 25 00:01:31,159 --> 00:01:33,761 * Bring us hope 26 00:01:33,794 --> 00:01:38,199 * Where there is fear 27 00:01:38,232 --> 00:01:41,469 ALL: * Let the Creator 28 00:01:41,502 --> 00:01:45,839 * Inspire valor 29 00:01:45,873 --> 00:01:49,510 WOMAN: * Where there is loneliness 30 00:01:49,543 --> 00:01:51,845 ALL: * Let the Creator 31 00:01:51,879 --> 00:01:54,148 * Sow friendship 32 00:01:54,182 --> 00:01:54,782 Verna. 33 00:01:58,519 --> 00:02:00,921 Welcome home. 34 00:02:00,954 --> 00:02:03,224 And you must be Richard. 35 00:02:03,257 --> 00:02:04,492 VERNA: Richard, this is 36 00:02:04,525 --> 00:02:06,360 Annalina Aldurren, the Prelate, 37 00:02:06,394 --> 00:02:09,197 our spiritual leader. 38 00:02:09,230 --> 00:02:11,765 We have waited so long to meet you. 39 00:02:11,799 --> 00:02:13,701 Welcome to the Palace of the Prophets. 40 00:02:13,734 --> 00:02:14,868 Thank you. 41 00:02:14,902 --> 00:02:20,841 We'll speak later. After devotions, yes? 42 00:02:20,874 --> 00:02:24,912 ALL: * Strengthen me, O Creator 43 00:02:24,945 --> 00:02:30,218 * To defend your light 44 00:02:34,922 --> 00:02:37,258 Into the warmth of the Creator's light. 45 00:02:37,291 --> 00:02:38,892 Please rise. 46 00:02:44,332 --> 00:02:44,932 Sister Brenna? 47 00:03:01,282 --> 00:03:03,784 Sister Brenna's weak heart finally gave out, 48 00:03:03,817 --> 00:03:06,687 but the radiant look of peace on her face 49 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:10,958 can only mean she is with the Creator now. 50 00:03:14,562 --> 00:03:16,797 Thank you, Sister Nicci. 51 00:03:16,830 --> 00:03:18,532 Could you please prepare the funeral pyre? 52 00:03:18,566 --> 00:03:19,400 Yes, Prelate. 53 00:03:25,706 --> 00:03:27,675 Prelate, 54 00:03:27,708 --> 00:03:30,911 may I leave Sister Brenna's hymn book with her? 55 00:03:30,944 --> 00:03:32,813 She loved it so. 56 00:03:32,846 --> 00:03:34,948 Of course, Sister Ulicia. 57 00:03:42,390 --> 00:03:45,593 This rash. I've seen it before. 58 00:03:45,626 --> 00:03:47,661 It's caused by a deadly poison from a rare vine 59 00:03:47,695 --> 00:03:48,662 called creeping elder. 60 00:03:48,696 --> 00:03:50,464 Sisters, please excuse us. 61 00:03:53,667 --> 00:03:55,369 I should have known better than to try 62 00:03:55,403 --> 00:03:57,471 and keep the Seeker of Truth in the dark. 63 00:03:57,505 --> 00:03:59,973 I think Sister Brenna took her own life. 64 00:04:01,775 --> 00:04:03,677 Perhaps with that poison you mentioned. 65 00:04:03,711 --> 00:04:05,546 Why would she do such a thing? 66 00:04:05,579 --> 00:04:08,449 Many months ago I sent Sister Brenna 67 00:04:08,482 --> 00:04:10,351 on a service mission. 68 00:04:10,384 --> 00:04:13,354 When she returned, she said that during her time away 69 00:04:13,387 --> 00:04:14,755 she'd become troubled in her heart. 70 00:04:14,788 --> 00:04:19,460 She witnessed fear, sickness, famine. 71 00:04:19,493 --> 00:04:20,728 "Starving children can't survive 72 00:04:20,761 --> 00:04:21,862 on the Creator's light, Prelate." 73 00:04:21,895 --> 00:04:22,830 That's what she told me. 74 00:04:24,565 --> 00:04:26,800 I was afraid she might do something like this. 75 00:04:26,834 --> 00:04:29,303 Then why did you tell everyone her heart gave out? 76 00:04:29,337 --> 00:04:30,804 The Sisters of the Light 77 00:04:30,838 --> 00:04:33,341 believe suicide is an offense to the Creator. 78 00:04:33,374 --> 00:04:35,643 I didn't want to dishonor her in front of the others. 79 00:04:35,676 --> 00:04:37,678 How can you be sure someone didn't poison her? 80 00:04:37,711 --> 00:04:39,680 Richard, you heard what the Prelate said. 81 00:04:39,713 --> 00:04:41,349 Brenna wasn't well. 82 00:04:41,382 --> 00:04:42,816 Why would she kill herself during devotions? 83 00:04:42,850 --> 00:04:45,453 As opposed to what? Killing herself during teatime? 84 00:04:45,486 --> 00:04:47,755 You've both had such a long journey. 85 00:04:47,788 --> 00:04:51,825 Verna, why don't you show Richard to his quarters. 86 00:04:51,859 --> 00:04:54,762 Your Wizard training can begin in the morning. 87 00:04:58,866 --> 00:05:01,369 Has a Sister ever taken her life at the palace before? 88 00:05:01,402 --> 00:05:04,472 Verna Sauventreen. 89 00:05:04,505 --> 00:05:07,575 Sister Philomena. Welcome back, welcome back. 90 00:05:07,608 --> 00:05:09,843 And you must be our new Wizard. 91 00:05:09,877 --> 00:05:10,911 How terribly exciting. 92 00:05:10,944 --> 00:05:12,380 I'm not really a Wizard-- 93 00:05:13,647 --> 00:05:15,349 Oh, forgive me. 94 00:05:15,383 --> 00:05:16,550 I saw you put your hands up 95 00:05:16,584 --> 00:05:19,587 and thought you were going to blast me with Wizard's Fire. 96 00:05:19,620 --> 00:05:21,722 ( laughs, snorts ) 97 00:05:24,525 --> 00:05:25,659 Are you all right? 98 00:05:25,693 --> 00:05:28,128 We have so much to catch up on. 99 00:05:28,161 --> 00:05:29,663 Trust no one. VERNA: Yes, I'm sure we do. 100 00:05:29,697 --> 00:05:32,132 Meet me tonight when moonbeams flood the sanctuary. 101 00:05:32,165 --> 00:05:33,401 VERNA: It was-- It was good to see you. 102 00:05:33,434 --> 00:05:34,835 Uh, Richard? 103 00:05:34,868 --> 00:05:37,137 How unfortunate that just as you return from one mission 104 00:05:37,170 --> 00:05:38,772 in the New World, I'm setting off on another. 105 00:05:38,806 --> 00:05:40,774 So many poor souls 106 00:05:40,808 --> 00:05:42,743 in need of the Creator's light, you know. 107 00:05:42,776 --> 00:05:45,446 A sister's work is never done. 108 00:05:45,479 --> 00:05:46,714 Speaking of a sister's work, 109 00:05:46,747 --> 00:05:48,682 I need to see Richard to his room. 110 00:05:48,716 --> 00:05:51,519 Young Wizard, may the Creator's light illuminate your path. 111 00:05:54,154 --> 00:05:56,424 The Prelate's probably sending her on a mission 112 00:05:56,457 --> 00:05:57,658 just to get rid of her. 113 00:05:57,691 --> 00:05:58,659 Your room. 114 00:06:07,535 --> 00:06:09,136 I'll be back in the morning to begin your training. 115 00:06:09,169 --> 00:06:10,738 Good. 116 00:06:10,771 --> 00:06:12,740 The sooner we start, the sooner I can get out of here 117 00:06:12,773 --> 00:06:13,607 and get back to the New World. 118 00:06:16,877 --> 00:06:18,512 ( door closes ) 119 00:06:31,492 --> 00:06:32,860 CARA: Is something wrong? 120 00:06:36,797 --> 00:06:38,065 I miss Richard. 121 00:06:38,098 --> 00:06:39,433 Why? 122 00:06:43,671 --> 00:06:48,175 Because I love him and I'm not used to being apart from him. 123 00:06:48,208 --> 00:06:51,178 It's not necessary to feel pain over his absence. 124 00:06:51,211 --> 00:06:53,013 ( sighs ) 125 00:06:53,046 --> 00:06:54,414 Don't you feel anything? 126 00:06:58,752 --> 00:07:01,221 Mord-Sith believe emotions must be governed. 127 00:07:01,254 --> 00:07:05,726 Sadness, remorse, love... These feelings make you weak. 128 00:07:05,759 --> 00:07:11,599 But anger, loyalty, pride? 129 00:07:11,632 --> 00:07:13,767 These feelings make you powerful. 130 00:07:13,801 --> 00:07:17,638 I can teach you how to control your emotions, if you like. 131 00:07:17,671 --> 00:07:20,774 I'm not sure love makes a person weak, Cara. 132 00:07:20,808 --> 00:07:22,476 Then why are you sitting on the ground 133 00:07:22,510 --> 00:07:23,811 weeping over a sword? 134 00:07:23,844 --> 00:07:26,614 ( scoffs ) 135 00:07:26,647 --> 00:07:29,049 Thank you for your advice, 136 00:07:29,082 --> 00:07:32,419 but, uh, I think I'll be all right. 137 00:07:36,289 --> 00:07:39,159 I hope Zedd is all right. 138 00:07:40,528 --> 00:07:41,995 Zedd can handle himself. 139 00:07:42,029 --> 00:07:43,697 I'm sure he'll be back soon. 140 00:07:54,174 --> 00:07:59,279 Can I help you with something, Zeddicus? 141 00:07:59,312 --> 00:08:00,981 You know exactly why I've come. 142 00:08:01,014 --> 00:08:02,583 Yes. 143 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:09,790 Someone very wise told you that if you do not name 144 00:08:09,823 --> 00:08:12,125 a new Seeker, the world will perish, 145 00:08:12,159 --> 00:08:15,128 which, in your blindness and your pride, 146 00:08:15,162 --> 00:08:16,764 you chose to ignore. 147 00:08:16,797 --> 00:08:18,699 Are you just interested in gloating, 148 00:08:18,732 --> 00:08:20,668 or do you have a candidate in mind? 149 00:08:20,701 --> 00:08:23,303 As a matter of fact, I do. 150 00:08:23,336 --> 00:08:25,706 Remember, not just anyone can be the Seeker. 151 00:08:25,739 --> 00:08:29,643 He must be courageous, strong, compassionate, and above all, 152 00:08:29,677 --> 00:08:31,612 relentless in the pursuit of truth. 153 00:08:31,645 --> 00:08:34,715 Fortunately, I have glimpsed just such a man in my vision. 154 00:08:34,748 --> 00:08:37,184 Come, let me show him to you. 155 00:08:38,719 --> 00:08:40,954 Shota, if this turns out to be one of your tricks 156 00:08:40,988 --> 00:08:42,222 it will be your last. 157 00:08:42,255 --> 00:08:43,557 No tricks. 158 00:08:43,591 --> 00:08:46,059 A new Seeker is our only hope. 159 00:09:10,984 --> 00:09:12,152 Who are you? 160 00:09:17,124 --> 00:09:19,192 I am Sister Nicci. 161 00:09:19,226 --> 00:09:20,327 I saw you today. 162 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:22,596 With the Prelate. Yes. 163 00:09:22,630 --> 00:09:25,265 She considers me one of her closest advisers. 164 00:09:25,298 --> 00:09:27,034 Why did you ask me here? 165 00:09:29,069 --> 00:09:30,704 To tell you a secret that could get me killed. 166 00:09:30,738 --> 00:09:34,107 But you must know the truth. 167 00:09:34,141 --> 00:09:35,943 What truth? 168 00:09:35,976 --> 00:09:37,911 How old do you think I am? 169 00:09:37,945 --> 00:09:39,947 By the reckoning of the world 170 00:09:39,980 --> 00:09:41,915 outside the Palace of the Prophets, 171 00:09:41,949 --> 00:09:44,718 I am nearly 300 years old. 172 00:09:44,752 --> 00:09:47,120 How is that possible? 173 00:09:47,154 --> 00:09:49,089 The palace is spelled. 174 00:09:49,122 --> 00:09:52,225 For every day that passes in here, 175 00:09:52,259 --> 00:09:55,162 ten days pass in the outside world. 176 00:09:55,195 --> 00:10:01,001 If that's true, then if I'm here a month, 177 00:10:01,034 --> 00:10:03,170 almost a year will go by for my friends. 178 00:10:03,203 --> 00:10:06,674 Yes, and if your Wizard training takes only a year-- 179 00:10:06,707 --> 00:10:08,676 Ten years will pass on the outside? 180 00:10:08,709 --> 00:10:10,210 And by that time, 181 00:10:10,243 --> 00:10:11,278 your friends could be dead. 182 00:10:11,311 --> 00:10:14,081 Your quest could be meaningless. 183 00:10:14,114 --> 00:10:16,684 The Keeper could have already destroyed all life. 184 00:10:22,756 --> 00:10:23,857 Why didn't anyone tell me this? 185 00:10:23,891 --> 00:10:26,994 The Prelate believed you wouldn't stay if you found out 186 00:10:27,027 --> 00:10:29,329 so she ordered the Sisters not to speak of it. 187 00:10:29,362 --> 00:10:31,832 But you're telling me. Why? 188 00:10:31,865 --> 00:10:33,701 ( footsteps echoing ) 189 00:10:43,777 --> 00:10:46,013 Because I don't believe it's right to keep you 190 00:10:46,046 --> 00:10:48,749 from pursuing your quest by perpetrating a lie. 191 00:10:48,782 --> 00:10:51,685 Are the headaches a lie too? 192 00:10:51,719 --> 00:10:53,020 No, I'm afraid those are real. 193 00:10:58,325 --> 00:11:00,227 What are you doing? 194 00:11:00,260 --> 00:11:01,695 Showing you your han. 195 00:11:01,729 --> 00:11:05,198 The essence of your magic. 196 00:11:05,232 --> 00:11:07,434 Sisters of the Light have the ability to sense it. 197 00:11:11,404 --> 00:11:14,341 Your han is the strongest I've ever felt. 198 00:11:14,374 --> 00:11:16,977 It's what's been causing your pain. 199 00:11:17,010 --> 00:11:18,211 And it's also why the Prelate 200 00:11:18,245 --> 00:11:20,480 is so intent on keeping you here. 201 00:11:20,513 --> 00:11:21,749 Because I'd die otherwise? 202 00:11:21,782 --> 00:11:22,950 That's only part of it. 203 00:11:22,983 --> 00:11:24,718 What she really wants is to train 204 00:11:24,752 --> 00:11:26,887 the most powerful wizard in 3,000 years 205 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:29,189 to be her disciple, to fight her enemies. 206 00:11:29,222 --> 00:11:31,224 You mean the Keeper? No. 207 00:11:31,258 --> 00:11:34,327 The Prelate wants to stop you from pursuing your quest. 208 00:11:34,361 --> 00:11:36,296 Why? 209 00:11:36,329 --> 00:11:38,298 Prophecy. 210 00:11:38,331 --> 00:11:40,868 It is written: "In the time of the tearing of the veil, 211 00:11:40,901 --> 00:11:42,870 "should the son of Brennidon seek the sacred stone, 212 00:11:42,903 --> 00:11:47,307 he will find it, only to deliver it to the enemy of light." 213 00:11:47,340 --> 00:11:49,242 ( footsteps echoing ) 214 00:11:49,276 --> 00:11:50,410 ( gasps ) 215 00:11:52,479 --> 00:11:55,215 The Prelate believes the enemy of the light is the Keeper 216 00:11:55,248 --> 00:11:56,116 and that this prophecy means 217 00:11:56,149 --> 00:11:57,785 you'll fail in your quest to defeat him. 218 00:11:57,818 --> 00:11:59,419 You don't agree. 219 00:11:59,452 --> 00:12:00,754 Some of us believe it's a pretense 220 00:12:00,788 --> 00:12:01,688 for holding you here, 221 00:12:01,721 --> 00:12:03,891 and that the beloved leader of our order 222 00:12:03,924 --> 00:12:06,326 has become a zealot. 223 00:12:06,359 --> 00:12:07,861 Sister Brenna thought so. 224 00:12:07,895 --> 00:12:10,463 She argued that we should tell you the truth, 225 00:12:10,497 --> 00:12:13,166 but she never got the chance. 226 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:15,268 You believe the Prelate killed her? 227 00:12:23,310 --> 00:12:25,846 Creeping elder kills quickly. 228 00:12:25,879 --> 00:12:29,216 The Prelate greeted me at the back of this room. 229 00:12:29,249 --> 00:12:32,920 She didn't get close enough to Brenna to deliver the poison. 230 00:12:32,953 --> 00:12:35,455 All I know is that Sister Brenna spoke out against the Prelate 231 00:12:35,488 --> 00:12:37,390 and now Brenna's dead. 232 00:12:37,424 --> 00:12:39,759 I have to get out of here. 233 00:12:42,963 --> 00:12:45,365 Is there a way to do that without the han killing me? 234 00:12:45,398 --> 00:12:48,468 If you wore a rada'han, it would suppress your powers, 235 00:12:48,501 --> 00:12:50,370 and in turn, your headaches. 236 00:12:50,403 --> 00:12:52,172 Do you have one? No. 237 00:12:52,205 --> 00:12:53,406 But the Prelate does. 238 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:56,176 She keeps it locked up. 239 00:12:56,209 --> 00:12:57,911 It may take me a few days before I have the chance, 240 00:12:57,945 --> 00:12:59,312 but I'll try to bring it for you. 241 00:12:59,346 --> 00:13:01,214 A few days here is a month on the outside. 242 00:13:01,248 --> 00:13:03,817 I'll get it as soon as I can. 243 00:13:03,851 --> 00:13:08,155 Until then, please, don't let anyone know that we've spoken. 244 00:13:08,188 --> 00:13:10,490 It could get me killed. 245 00:13:18,465 --> 00:13:20,133 ( gasps ) 246 00:13:20,167 --> 00:13:21,401 ( breathing heavily ) 247 00:13:21,434 --> 00:13:23,904 Why did you lie to me? 248 00:13:26,139 --> 00:13:28,475 I want the truth. 249 00:13:36,884 --> 00:13:38,418 Come with me. 250 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:41,521 RICHARD: "In the time 251 00:13:41,554 --> 00:13:43,556 "of the tearing of the veil, 252 00:13:43,590 --> 00:13:48,128 "should the son of Brennidon seek the sacred stone, 253 00:13:48,161 --> 00:13:53,266 he will find it, only to deliver it to the enemy of the light." 254 00:13:53,300 --> 00:13:55,335 The Creator herself gives us these prophecies 255 00:13:55,368 --> 00:13:57,270 to guide our actions. 256 00:13:57,304 --> 00:13:59,572 Did the Creator herself tell you to lie to me? 257 00:13:59,606 --> 00:14:03,410 No. 258 00:14:03,443 --> 00:14:05,145 No, that was my idea. 259 00:14:05,178 --> 00:14:08,315 While I was looking for you in the New World, 260 00:14:08,348 --> 00:14:10,150 I learned a lot about you, 261 00:14:10,183 --> 00:14:12,152 including how devoted you were to Kahlan 262 00:14:12,185 --> 00:14:13,186 and your grandfather. 263 00:14:13,220 --> 00:14:15,655 So I sent word in a Journey Book 264 00:14:15,688 --> 00:14:18,091 suggesting the Prelate hide the truth 265 00:14:18,125 --> 00:14:19,492 about the time difference. 266 00:14:19,526 --> 00:14:20,460 Why? 267 00:14:20,493 --> 00:14:24,131 Because you have a greater destiny, Richard. 268 00:14:24,164 --> 00:14:26,299 I believe people make their own destinies. 269 00:14:26,333 --> 00:14:28,936 Sometimes they are written for us. 270 00:14:34,107 --> 00:14:36,243 Our scholars have interpreted this prophecy to mean 271 00:14:36,276 --> 00:14:39,112 that you would be born in Brennidon. 272 00:14:39,146 --> 00:14:40,547 And you were. 273 00:14:45,652 --> 00:14:47,354 They said that this prophecy meant 274 00:14:47,387 --> 00:14:50,123 that you would defeat an evil tyrant. 275 00:14:50,157 --> 00:14:51,458 And you did. 276 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:54,527 And now they say 277 00:14:54,561 --> 00:14:58,231 that this prophecy means that if you continue searching 278 00:14:58,265 --> 00:15:00,633 for the Stone of Tears, you'll find it, 279 00:15:00,667 --> 00:15:03,370 but you will give it to the Keeper 280 00:15:03,403 --> 00:15:05,472 I would never do that. 281 00:15:05,505 --> 00:15:10,543 And finally, the last and most important prophecy. 282 00:15:10,577 --> 00:15:12,545 Our scholars have interpreted this one to mean 283 00:15:12,579 --> 00:15:16,183 that the descendant of two powerful bloodlines 284 00:15:16,216 --> 00:15:19,586 must fight a powerful new force after the Keeper is defeated. 285 00:15:21,388 --> 00:15:24,191 That descendant is you. 286 00:15:24,224 --> 00:15:27,194 Even if that's true, that battle will never happen 287 00:15:27,227 --> 00:15:29,262 if I don't defeat the Keeper first. 288 00:15:29,296 --> 00:15:31,264 You must leave that quest to a new Seeker 289 00:15:31,298 --> 00:15:33,500 and prepare for your next challenge. 290 00:15:33,533 --> 00:15:37,304 I'm not going to let my life be ruled by someone's 291 00:15:37,337 --> 00:15:38,605 interpretations of some carvings on a wall. 292 00:15:38,638 --> 00:15:41,241 Because of these carvings 293 00:15:41,274 --> 00:15:43,210 I gave up half my life 294 00:15:43,243 --> 00:15:45,612 just to bring you here. 295 00:15:45,645 --> 00:15:49,182 And if I stay I'm giving up the love of my life. 296 00:15:49,216 --> 00:15:51,251 The harder you study, 297 00:15:51,284 --> 00:15:53,586 the faster you'll learn to use your power, 298 00:15:53,620 --> 00:15:56,656 and the sooner you'll get back to those you love. 299 00:16:15,308 --> 00:16:17,110 ( Agiel whining ) 300 00:16:20,513 --> 00:16:22,349 ( grunts ) 301 00:16:22,382 --> 00:16:24,184 CARA: What do we do with horse thieves? 302 00:16:24,217 --> 00:16:26,453 I'm not a horse thief, I'm a blacksmith. 303 00:16:28,555 --> 00:16:30,557 This is the man we've spent the last month 304 00:16:30,590 --> 00:16:32,592 crossing three rivers, 305 00:16:32,625 --> 00:16:34,227 two mountain ranges, 306 00:16:34,261 --> 00:16:36,329 and the great swamp of Mathragon to find. 307 00:16:36,363 --> 00:16:39,066 This is the man I saw in Shota's vision. 308 00:16:39,099 --> 00:16:41,568 Then why was he skulking around our horses? 309 00:16:41,601 --> 00:16:44,471 I was going to the stream to get some water for my forge 310 00:16:44,504 --> 00:16:48,308 when I noticed one of your horses was favoring a leg. 311 00:16:48,341 --> 00:16:50,077 Look, if you don't get that pebble 312 00:16:50,110 --> 00:16:51,244 out of her hoof, she'll go lame. 313 00:16:51,278 --> 00:16:53,313 He's telling the truth. 314 00:16:53,346 --> 00:16:55,082 ZEDD: Of course he's telling the truth. 315 00:16:55,115 --> 00:16:58,017 He's the next Seeker of Truth. 316 00:17:03,090 --> 00:17:04,791 So it's true then? 317 00:17:04,824 --> 00:17:06,559 You knew you'd be the Seeker? 318 00:17:06,593 --> 00:17:09,329 There's been a legend in my family for generations 319 00:17:09,362 --> 00:17:12,232 that someday one of our line would be named. 320 00:17:12,265 --> 00:17:15,468 My mother was always sure it would be me. 321 00:17:15,502 --> 00:17:17,070 Did did Richard Cypher die? 322 00:17:17,104 --> 00:17:19,772 No. He's alive. 323 00:17:19,806 --> 00:17:22,809 He just had to take a long journey. 324 00:17:22,842 --> 00:17:24,144 We're not sure when he'll come back. 325 00:17:33,120 --> 00:17:34,754 This is The Book of Counted Shadows. 326 00:17:34,787 --> 00:17:38,291 Only a true Seeker can read it. 327 00:17:42,529 --> 00:17:47,200 The truth of the words of The Book of Counted Shadows 328 00:17:47,234 --> 00:17:49,136 can only be insured by a Confessor. 329 00:17:53,140 --> 00:17:54,841 Sorry about your neck. 330 00:17:59,879 --> 00:18:02,649 ZEDD: Leo Dane, 331 00:18:02,682 --> 00:18:05,318 though the road will be long and the outcome unknown, 332 00:18:05,352 --> 00:18:08,355 will you undertake this journey? 333 00:18:08,388 --> 00:18:10,257 I will. 334 00:18:10,290 --> 00:18:11,424 Will you leave behind your friends 335 00:18:11,458 --> 00:18:13,293 and all that you have known? 336 00:18:14,694 --> 00:18:16,596 I will. 337 00:18:16,629 --> 00:18:18,565 And though the forces of evil are sworn 338 00:18:18,598 --> 00:18:20,367 to bring about your death, 339 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:22,602 still, will you go on? 340 00:18:22,635 --> 00:18:25,305 I will. 341 00:18:25,338 --> 00:18:26,539 ZEDD: And will you accept 342 00:18:26,573 --> 00:18:28,441 the name of the Seeker? 343 00:18:28,475 --> 00:18:31,411 I will. 344 00:18:44,557 --> 00:18:46,559 Then I, 345 00:18:46,593 --> 00:18:50,563 First Wizard Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander, 346 00:18:50,597 --> 00:18:51,798 so name you. 347 00:19:01,374 --> 00:19:02,875 ( thunder crashes ) 348 00:19:11,451 --> 00:19:12,685 ZEDD: Only in the hands of the Seeker 349 00:19:12,719 --> 00:19:13,786 will the compass guide the way 350 00:19:13,820 --> 00:19:16,689 to the Stone of Tears. 351 00:19:16,723 --> 00:19:17,590 We head south. 352 00:19:22,495 --> 00:19:23,596 Can I give you a hand? 353 00:19:28,501 --> 00:19:29,569 You'll soon learn that it's we 354 00:19:29,602 --> 00:19:33,573 who are here to help you, Seeker. 355 00:19:37,644 --> 00:19:40,280 Trying to show chivalry to a Mord-Sith 356 00:19:40,313 --> 00:19:41,448 is like trying to dance with a bear. 357 00:19:41,481 --> 00:19:43,383 It's never gonna work 358 00:19:43,416 --> 00:19:45,452 and someone will get their head bitten off. 359 00:19:47,587 --> 00:19:48,688 ( horse whinnies ) 360 00:19:52,525 --> 00:19:53,693 Something's spooking her. 361 00:19:56,496 --> 00:19:58,331 ( whinnies ) Easy, easy, easy. 362 00:20:09,442 --> 00:20:10,777 ( all shouting ) 363 00:20:13,813 --> 00:20:15,748 ( all grunting ) 364 00:20:31,564 --> 00:20:32,499 ( Agiel whines ) 365 00:20:34,734 --> 00:20:36,503 ( cries out ) 366 00:20:49,081 --> 00:20:50,383 ( Agiel whines ) 367 00:21:04,831 --> 00:21:07,300 ( cries out ) 368 00:21:16,709 --> 00:21:19,312 Who are these people? And why did they attack us? 369 00:21:19,346 --> 00:21:21,080 ZEDD: They're banelings. 370 00:21:21,113 --> 00:21:24,050 Dead souls who bargain with the Keeper for a second life 371 00:21:24,083 --> 00:21:25,452 in exchange for killing others. 372 00:21:27,354 --> 00:21:28,788 How do we make sure they don't come back from the dead 373 00:21:28,821 --> 00:21:29,789 a second time? 374 00:21:29,822 --> 00:21:31,524 We burn them. 375 00:21:34,361 --> 00:21:36,295 ( flames scorching ) 376 00:21:41,634 --> 00:21:43,603 I told you you were gonna need our help. 377 00:21:43,636 --> 00:21:45,838 ( breathing heavily ) 378 00:21:51,411 --> 00:21:54,046 The Grace represents the whole of everything. 379 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:57,617 Separating the world of life from the Underworld 380 00:21:57,650 --> 00:21:59,786 is the veil. 381 00:21:59,819 --> 00:22:01,454 Which has been torn. 382 00:22:01,488 --> 00:22:02,989 And while the Keeper 383 00:22:03,022 --> 00:22:05,758 is threatening to destroy all life, 384 00:22:05,792 --> 00:22:07,960 here I am drawing shapes with sand. 385 00:22:07,994 --> 00:22:09,962 We've been at this for three days. 386 00:22:09,996 --> 00:22:11,598 I thought you would teach me to use my powers. 387 00:22:11,631 --> 00:22:13,433 Patience. 388 00:22:13,466 --> 00:22:16,102 The Grace is the foundation of everything you need to know. 389 00:22:16,135 --> 00:22:18,037 What exactly are you trying to teach me? 390 00:22:18,070 --> 00:22:19,772 How to be a Wizard? 391 00:22:19,806 --> 00:22:21,441 Or how to be the Prelate's disciple? 392 00:22:21,474 --> 00:22:24,377 Your stubborn resistance is only gonna make this take longer. 393 00:22:24,411 --> 00:22:26,713 ( knocking on door ) 394 00:22:26,746 --> 00:22:28,381 Excuse the interruption, 395 00:22:28,415 --> 00:22:30,417 but I was asked to bring Richard his lunch. 396 00:22:30,450 --> 00:22:33,085 VERNA: Thank you, Sister Nicci. 397 00:22:38,057 --> 00:22:39,726 Yes, thank you, Sister Nicci. 398 00:22:39,759 --> 00:22:40,727 ( door shuts ) 399 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:42,128 Shall we continue? 400 00:23:01,614 --> 00:23:02,949 How can I ever thank you? 401 00:23:02,982 --> 00:23:04,451 You must hurry. 402 00:23:04,484 --> 00:23:05,418 It's only a matter of time 403 00:23:05,452 --> 00:23:08,020 before the Prelate discovers it's missing. 404 00:23:08,054 --> 00:23:10,990 Leave through the vestibule at the west end of the palace. 405 00:23:11,023 --> 00:23:13,926 It's rarely used and far from the Sisters' quarters. 406 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,529 Will you be all right? 407 00:23:16,563 --> 00:23:19,499 We'll all be better off once you're back on your quest. 408 00:23:19,532 --> 00:23:21,000 Now, go. 409 00:23:21,033 --> 00:23:22,969 ( suspenseful theme playing ) 410 00:23:52,164 --> 00:23:54,200 VERNA: You're not going anywhere. 411 00:23:54,233 --> 00:23:55,702 ( grunts ) 412 00:23:58,237 --> 00:23:59,906 ( chants in ancient tongue ) 413 00:23:59,939 --> 00:24:01,708 ( gasps ) 414 00:24:33,172 --> 00:24:34,206 How did you get the rada'han? 415 00:24:38,144 --> 00:24:39,846 I'm the Seeker. 416 00:24:39,879 --> 00:24:41,548 I find things. 417 00:24:41,581 --> 00:24:44,083 The only way you could have known I even had a rada'han 418 00:24:44,116 --> 00:24:46,152 is if one of the Sisters told you. 419 00:24:46,185 --> 00:24:48,054 How did you find me? 420 00:24:48,087 --> 00:24:50,523 I'm 600 years old, Richard. 421 00:24:50,557 --> 00:24:52,659 Not much gets past me. 422 00:24:52,692 --> 00:24:54,627 I discovered the rada'han was missing 423 00:24:54,661 --> 00:24:56,896 and I told the Prelate right away. 424 00:24:56,929 --> 00:24:58,197 PRELATE: I erected a magical barrier 425 00:24:58,230 --> 00:25:00,099 over every exit in the palace. 426 00:25:00,132 --> 00:25:02,001 So now I'm your prisoner? 427 00:25:02,034 --> 00:25:03,302 You've read the Prophecy for yourself. 428 00:25:03,335 --> 00:25:05,171 You've seen it with your own eyes. 429 00:25:05,204 --> 00:25:07,006 Well, I must have missed the part that said, 430 00:25:07,039 --> 00:25:09,108 "Richard Cypher will be held in the Palace of the Prophets 431 00:25:09,141 --> 00:25:10,076 against his will." 432 00:25:10,109 --> 00:25:13,580 Richard, I want to show you the ugly truth 433 00:25:13,613 --> 00:25:15,915 about whichever Sister is helping you. 434 00:25:15,948 --> 00:25:17,183 What are you talking about? 435 00:25:21,954 --> 00:25:25,625 Each candle represents one Sister in the palace. 436 00:25:25,658 --> 00:25:29,195 As the soul seeks the dark, so does the flame. 437 00:25:36,268 --> 00:25:38,304 Who secretly serve the Keeper. 438 00:25:38,337 --> 00:25:41,908 One of them is obviously pretending to be your friend. 439 00:25:41,941 --> 00:25:44,176 Why would these Sisters of the Dark do that? 440 00:25:44,210 --> 00:25:45,878 Because they want you to leave the palace, 441 00:25:45,912 --> 00:25:48,014 find the Stone of Tears and deliver it to the Keeper, 442 00:25:48,047 --> 00:25:49,315 just as the Prophecy says you will. 443 00:25:51,350 --> 00:25:52,184 Nicci? 444 00:25:58,157 --> 00:25:59,125 Yes, Prelate? 445 00:26:01,894 --> 00:26:05,064 Please see Richard to his room. 446 00:26:05,097 --> 00:26:07,033 Make sure he doesn't get any uninvited guests. 447 00:26:17,376 --> 00:26:18,845 ( gasps ) 448 00:26:18,878 --> 00:26:20,279 Whose side are you on? 449 00:26:20,312 --> 00:26:22,248 I tried to help you. 450 00:26:22,281 --> 00:26:24,350 So I can get back on my quest, find the sacred stone 451 00:26:24,383 --> 00:26:26,052 and give it to the enemy of the light? 452 00:26:26,085 --> 00:26:28,988 Are the Prelate's powers of persuasion 453 00:26:29,021 --> 00:26:30,356 so compelling that even the Seeker of Truth 454 00:26:30,389 --> 00:26:33,292 will succumb to her manipulations? 455 00:26:33,325 --> 00:26:35,628 How do I know she's the one manipulating me? 456 00:26:37,897 --> 00:26:40,266 All she had to do was turn one word from "light" to "dark" 457 00:26:40,299 --> 00:26:43,035 and claim there's a conspiracy against her, 458 00:26:43,069 --> 00:26:45,404 and you-- You believed her? 459 00:26:45,437 --> 00:26:48,274 And you stopped believing in yourself. 460 00:26:48,307 --> 00:26:50,076 I believe in myself, Nicci. 461 00:26:50,109 --> 00:26:51,811 It's you I'm not sure about. 462 00:26:51,844 --> 00:26:54,146 I risked my life for you. 463 00:26:54,180 --> 00:26:55,782 Where are you going? 464 00:26:55,815 --> 00:26:58,350 If the Prelate is going to accuse anyone 465 00:26:58,384 --> 00:27:01,253 who disagrees with her of serving the Keeper, 466 00:27:01,287 --> 00:27:03,956 then it's far more dangerous than I thought. 467 00:27:03,990 --> 00:27:05,324 Who-- Who will she accuse next? 468 00:27:05,357 --> 00:27:07,393 The cook because the roast was burnt? 469 00:27:07,426 --> 00:27:12,098 Or the groundskeeper because he trimmed the hedges too low? 470 00:27:12,131 --> 00:27:15,167 If I stay here, I will end up like Sister Brenna. 471 00:27:19,338 --> 00:27:20,406 Is there another way to get out? 472 00:27:24,376 --> 00:27:27,914 ( sighs ) 473 00:27:31,017 --> 00:27:32,084 There might be. 474 00:27:32,118 --> 00:27:33,019 Tell me. 475 00:27:35,287 --> 00:27:38,157 Aside from being able to sense someone's han, 476 00:27:38,190 --> 00:27:41,060 the Sisters of Light can also take it. 477 00:27:41,093 --> 00:27:43,195 Take it how? 478 00:27:43,229 --> 00:27:46,198 We can kill someone with the Dacra, 479 00:27:46,232 --> 00:27:48,067 and use it to absorb their han, 480 00:27:48,100 --> 00:27:51,003 or accept the gift from someone who chooses 481 00:27:51,037 --> 00:27:53,139 to relinquish it willingly. 482 00:27:53,172 --> 00:27:55,107 Why didn't you tell me this before? 483 00:27:55,141 --> 00:27:57,143 Because the rada'han was a safer way. 484 00:27:57,176 --> 00:27:59,278 Taking someone's han could kill me. 485 00:28:01,213 --> 00:28:02,782 It could also make you very powerful. 486 00:28:05,084 --> 00:28:08,220 Yes. 487 00:28:08,254 --> 00:28:10,957 Powerful enough to break through the Prelate's barriers 488 00:28:10,990 --> 00:28:12,825 and help you escape. 489 00:28:12,859 --> 00:28:16,295 How do I know this wasn't your plan all along? 490 00:28:16,328 --> 00:28:18,364 Slowly gain my trust and then steal my power. 491 00:28:20,332 --> 00:28:23,302 I told you, 492 00:28:23,335 --> 00:28:24,971 if I wanted your power 493 00:28:25,004 --> 00:28:26,973 I could just kill you and take it. 494 00:28:30,276 --> 00:28:32,945 I have to go before they catch me talking to you. 495 00:28:37,349 --> 00:28:38,751 The choice is yours. 496 00:28:38,785 --> 00:28:42,755 Trust me and escape 497 00:28:42,789 --> 00:28:45,324 or stay here until they decide to let you out. 498 00:28:47,326 --> 00:28:49,829 ( door shuts ) 499 00:29:00,006 --> 00:29:02,508 Sister Philomena sent word by Journey Book. 500 00:29:02,541 --> 00:29:04,010 She's crossed to the New World 501 00:29:04,043 --> 00:29:06,512 and she's already on the new Seeker's trail. 502 00:29:06,545 --> 00:29:08,180 He'll be dead before he's gripped the Sword of Truth 503 00:29:08,214 --> 00:29:10,249 long enough to warm its hilt. 504 00:29:10,282 --> 00:29:12,819 WOMAN: Very good, Ulicia. 505 00:29:12,852 --> 00:29:13,886 And Richard? 506 00:29:15,888 --> 00:29:18,024 It's only a matter of time 507 00:29:18,057 --> 00:29:20,026 before he's begging me to take his power, 508 00:29:20,059 --> 00:29:23,796 and once I have it, I'll free him from the palace 509 00:29:23,830 --> 00:29:28,000 and return him to his quest... 510 00:29:28,034 --> 00:29:29,969 of failure. 511 00:29:30,002 --> 00:29:33,472 And the Sisters of the Light? 512 00:29:33,505 --> 00:29:36,042 I'll kill the Prelate. 513 00:29:36,075 --> 00:29:38,177 The rest of the Sisters will be given a choice: 514 00:29:38,210 --> 00:29:41,814 convert to the dark and serve the Keeper, or die. 515 00:29:44,016 --> 00:29:47,954 Although there is one small problem. 516 00:29:47,987 --> 00:29:51,257 I've felt the strength of Richard's han. 517 00:29:51,290 --> 00:29:54,994 It's far greater than I anticipated. 518 00:29:55,027 --> 00:29:58,064 If I try to absorb it, 519 00:29:58,097 --> 00:30:00,266 the power may overwhelm me. 520 00:30:00,299 --> 00:30:04,536 You should increase your strength before you take his. 521 00:30:04,570 --> 00:30:09,141 Kill another Sister. Take her han. 522 00:30:09,175 --> 00:30:13,579 Sisters of the Dark think alike, Ulicia. 523 00:30:19,151 --> 00:30:21,854 ( thunder crashes ) 524 00:30:32,999 --> 00:30:34,000 ( horse blusters ) 525 00:30:36,535 --> 00:30:40,039 I'll take over your watch so you can get some sleep. 526 00:30:40,072 --> 00:30:41,941 I'm not tired. 527 00:30:41,974 --> 00:30:44,944 Considering how easy it was for me to sneak up on you just now, 528 00:30:44,977 --> 00:30:46,478 obviously you need some rest. 529 00:30:46,512 --> 00:30:49,581 It would be impossible for you to sneak up on me. 530 00:30:53,920 --> 00:30:54,921 ( horse blusters ) 531 00:30:54,954 --> 00:30:57,189 ( exhales ) 532 00:30:59,091 --> 00:31:00,459 ( sighs ): So, 533 00:31:00,492 --> 00:31:02,061 Cara. 534 00:31:02,094 --> 00:31:04,563 Yes, Leo? 535 00:31:08,134 --> 00:31:09,535 Do you like animals? 536 00:31:09,568 --> 00:31:11,470 Ones that taste good. 537 00:31:11,503 --> 00:31:14,073 I meant, do you like pets? 538 00:31:16,508 --> 00:31:19,045 I once had a dog. 539 00:31:19,078 --> 00:31:20,079 ( whispers ): I like dogs. 540 00:31:21,580 --> 00:31:23,215 I trained it to attack on command. 541 00:31:25,417 --> 00:31:28,054 I could see how that could be useful. 542 00:31:28,087 --> 00:31:29,588 ( clears throat ) 543 00:31:29,621 --> 00:31:31,623 Could you train a chipmunk? 544 00:31:34,193 --> 00:31:35,594 What are you talking about? 545 00:31:35,627 --> 00:31:38,464 To obey your orders? Attack people? 546 00:31:40,132 --> 00:31:42,601 It's probably too hard, right? 547 00:31:42,634 --> 00:31:45,504 Ah, the mighty chipmunk. 548 00:31:45,537 --> 00:31:46,638 It's fearless. 549 00:31:46,672 --> 00:31:47,673 Cunning. 550 00:31:47,706 --> 00:31:49,441 Stalwart. 551 00:31:49,475 --> 00:31:50,977 And sworn enemy of the Mord-Sith. 552 00:31:51,010 --> 00:31:53,479 Not even the touch of the Agiel 553 00:31:53,512 --> 00:31:56,048 can break its tiny but heroic heart. 554 00:31:56,082 --> 00:31:57,683 ( giggles ) 555 00:31:57,716 --> 00:32:00,419 So you do have a sense of humor. 556 00:32:03,055 --> 00:32:04,523 You were right. 557 00:32:04,556 --> 00:32:05,657 What about? 558 00:32:05,691 --> 00:32:07,359 If I'm laughing at your ridiculous jokes, 559 00:32:07,393 --> 00:32:09,595 I must be tired. 560 00:32:09,628 --> 00:32:11,497 I should get some sleep. 561 00:32:11,530 --> 00:32:12,965 Sleep well. 562 00:32:12,999 --> 00:32:14,633 And don't worry. 563 00:32:14,666 --> 00:32:16,202 I'll protect you from the chipmunks. 564 00:32:22,008 --> 00:32:24,110 I've never heard you laugh before. 565 00:32:26,412 --> 00:32:28,080 Aren't you supposed to be asleep? 566 00:32:42,461 --> 00:32:45,097 VERNA: Well, I'm glad to see you at devotions. 567 00:32:45,131 --> 00:32:47,733 Having the Creator on your side certainly can't hurt 568 00:32:47,766 --> 00:32:50,002 when it comes to learning to use your gift. 569 00:32:52,171 --> 00:32:55,474 In time, I'm confident you'll learn to appreciate 570 00:32:55,507 --> 00:32:57,709 the Palace of the Prophets as much as I do. 571 00:32:57,743 --> 00:33:00,979 Maybe so. 572 00:33:03,682 --> 00:33:06,652 It is customary to kiss the star before opening it. 573 00:33:29,141 --> 00:33:30,309 Ready for your lesson? 574 00:33:30,342 --> 00:33:31,610 The lessons are over. 575 00:33:34,446 --> 00:33:37,116 A Sister of the Dark has agreed to absorb my han, 576 00:33:37,149 --> 00:33:39,651 use the power to blast through the Prelate's barrier, 577 00:33:39,685 --> 00:33:40,752 and set me free. 578 00:33:47,759 --> 00:33:49,061 Is this a joke? 579 00:33:49,095 --> 00:33:51,563 Oh, I'm very serious. 580 00:33:51,597 --> 00:33:53,699 Who's helping you? 581 00:33:53,732 --> 00:33:55,567 All I can say is that once this is done, 582 00:33:55,601 --> 00:33:59,805 the person I'm leaving behind will be very powerful. 583 00:33:59,838 --> 00:34:02,741 She'll probably kill all the Sisters of the Light. 584 00:34:02,774 --> 00:34:05,811 How kind of you to warn me. 585 00:34:07,713 --> 00:34:09,348 But I'm afraid I can't let you do this. 586 00:34:09,381 --> 00:34:11,417 Looking for this? 587 00:34:11,450 --> 00:34:13,785 The choice is yours: 588 00:34:13,819 --> 00:34:15,687 help me with what I need to do to prevent this woman 589 00:34:15,721 --> 00:34:16,822 from killing everyone, 590 00:34:16,855 --> 00:34:20,092 or stay here gagged and tied up while I escape anyway. 591 00:34:20,126 --> 00:34:23,695 Either way, I'm getting free. 592 00:34:23,729 --> 00:34:27,433 In one instance the Sisters will be safe. 593 00:34:27,466 --> 00:34:29,601 In the other, they'll probably be slaughtered. 594 00:34:29,635 --> 00:34:30,836 ( gasps ) 595 00:34:32,771 --> 00:34:35,574 I've gotten to know you Richard. 596 00:34:35,607 --> 00:34:38,277 You would never leave innocent women at the mercy of a monster. 597 00:34:38,310 --> 00:34:41,380 I'd hardly call the Sisters of the Light innocent women. 598 00:34:41,413 --> 00:34:44,416 You've lied to me, held me captive, 599 00:34:44,450 --> 00:34:47,386 and separated me from the people I love most in the world. 600 00:34:49,488 --> 00:34:50,822 But worst of all, 601 00:34:50,856 --> 00:34:53,592 you've used your piety as an excuse 602 00:34:53,625 --> 00:34:55,561 to take away my freedom. 603 00:34:55,594 --> 00:34:58,664 Everything I've done, I've done with the best intentions. 604 00:34:58,697 --> 00:35:01,667 I don't need training to tell you Wizard's Second Rule: 605 00:35:01,700 --> 00:35:06,238 the greatest harm can result from the best intentions. 606 00:35:06,272 --> 00:35:07,873 ( dramatic theme playing ) 607 00:35:10,609 --> 00:35:12,578 ( sword cutting air ) 608 00:35:34,433 --> 00:35:38,237 Is the air putting up much of a fight? 609 00:35:38,270 --> 00:35:40,739 Well, I could use a sparring partner. 610 00:35:40,772 --> 00:35:42,841 Mord-Siths don't spar. 611 00:35:42,874 --> 00:35:46,578 When we fight, we fight to inflict pain. 612 00:35:50,682 --> 00:35:52,318 Someone just tried to kill you. 613 00:36:09,568 --> 00:36:10,702 ( cries out ) 614 00:36:10,736 --> 00:36:12,604 ( panting ) 615 00:36:12,638 --> 00:36:14,740 Who are you and why are you trying to kill me? 616 00:36:14,773 --> 00:36:16,475 I'm not telling you anything. 617 00:36:16,508 --> 00:36:18,377 Feeling a little shy today? 618 00:36:18,410 --> 00:36:20,512 I can help you find your courage. 619 00:36:20,546 --> 00:36:21,480 ( Agiel whines ) 620 00:36:21,513 --> 00:36:23,549 ( screams ) 621 00:36:23,582 --> 00:36:25,617 What's going on here? 622 00:36:25,651 --> 00:36:27,819 This woman just tried to kill Leo. 623 00:36:27,853 --> 00:36:30,389 Perhaps you can compel her to explain why. 624 00:36:36,395 --> 00:36:38,764 ( gasps, grunts ) 625 00:36:49,308 --> 00:36:52,778 Can you bring her back with the Breath of Life? 626 00:36:56,548 --> 00:36:58,984 No. 627 00:36:59,017 --> 00:37:00,486 She's severed her windpipe. 628 00:37:00,519 --> 00:37:04,256 Why would a Sister of the Light want to kill Leo? 629 00:37:04,290 --> 00:37:05,791 Something must be terribly wrong within their order. 630 00:37:08,627 --> 00:37:11,363 Richard's with them. 631 00:37:11,397 --> 00:37:12,364 He could be in danger. 632 00:37:12,398 --> 00:37:13,565 I have to find him. 633 00:37:13,599 --> 00:37:15,501 CARA: I'll go with you. 634 00:37:15,534 --> 00:37:17,403 What about the Stone of Tears? 635 00:37:17,436 --> 00:37:19,471 KAHLAN: He's right. 636 00:37:19,505 --> 00:37:21,473 We shouldn't all go. 637 00:37:21,507 --> 00:37:22,608 ZEDD: I'll stay with Leo. 638 00:37:22,641 --> 00:37:24,643 You try to pick up Richard's trail. 639 00:37:26,745 --> 00:37:28,480 Are you sure you want to do this? 640 00:37:28,514 --> 00:37:30,349 Yes. 641 00:37:32,484 --> 00:37:33,519 Place your palms on mine, 642 00:37:36,422 --> 00:37:37,723 close your eyes, 643 00:37:39,558 --> 00:37:40,992 and surrender yourself to me. 644 00:37:57,008 --> 00:37:59,345 ( chanting in ancient tongue ) 645 00:38:02,013 --> 00:38:03,949 Say the words with me: 646 00:38:03,982 --> 00:38:06,718 ( both chanting in ancient tongue) 647 00:38:40,419 --> 00:38:41,420 ( thunder crashes ) 648 00:38:43,955 --> 00:38:45,991 ( sighs ) 649 00:38:50,996 --> 00:38:53,799 Now the Sisters won't be able to follow you. 650 00:38:53,832 --> 00:38:55,934 ( grunting ) 651 00:38:55,967 --> 00:38:57,869 All that power. 652 00:38:57,903 --> 00:38:58,870 Useless. 653 00:38:58,904 --> 00:39:01,039 Richard, help me. 654 00:39:01,072 --> 00:39:02,674 You are a Sister of the Dark, Nicci. 655 00:39:02,708 --> 00:39:03,675 And so is Ulicia. 656 00:39:03,709 --> 00:39:05,010 That's not true. 657 00:39:05,043 --> 00:39:06,612 At first I wasn't sure, 658 00:39:06,645 --> 00:39:07,846 but then I realized: 659 00:39:07,879 --> 00:39:09,815 you're the one who passes out the hymn books. 660 00:39:09,848 --> 00:39:11,683 You killed Sister Brenna 661 00:39:11,717 --> 00:39:13,552 by rubbing creeping elder on hers. 662 00:39:13,585 --> 00:39:15,587 She was poisoned when she kissed it. 663 00:39:15,621 --> 00:39:16,988 Why would I kill Brenna? 664 00:39:17,022 --> 00:39:19,525 To make me suspicious of the Prelate. 665 00:39:19,558 --> 00:39:21,627 That's absurd. Ulicia put the hymn book 666 00:39:21,660 --> 00:39:23,995 with the body so the poison wouldn't be discovered. 667 00:39:24,029 --> 00:39:27,666 She also alerted the Prelate that the rada'han was missing 668 00:39:27,699 --> 00:39:28,734 so I'd be captured. 669 00:39:28,767 --> 00:39:30,802 If we wanted you out of the palace, 670 00:39:30,836 --> 00:39:32,738 why would we want you captured? 671 00:39:32,771 --> 00:39:34,840 Because you needed me to believe that the only way out 672 00:39:34,873 --> 00:39:37,509 was to let you take my powers. 673 00:39:44,616 --> 00:39:45,751 PRELATE: Get him. 674 00:39:52,724 --> 00:39:55,427 Your han isn't as strong as the woman 675 00:39:55,461 --> 00:39:56,728 who put up this barrier. 676 00:39:56,762 --> 00:39:58,597 You can't take it down so easily. 677 00:39:58,630 --> 00:40:02,601 Richard, don't go. 678 00:40:02,634 --> 00:40:05,837 Don't you see, you'll only be serving the Keeper? 679 00:40:05,871 --> 00:40:09,508 I don't believe in prophecies. 680 00:40:09,541 --> 00:40:11,710 You're a lost soul if you have nothing to believe in, Richard. 681 00:40:13,011 --> 00:40:15,013 I believe in myself. 682 00:40:15,046 --> 00:40:16,448 And the people I love. 683 00:40:36,001 --> 00:40:38,203 Well, it's only a matter of time before he finds the stone 684 00:40:38,236 --> 00:40:39,070 and gives it to the Keeper. 685 00:40:39,104 --> 00:40:42,608 ( sighs ): Just like the Prophecy says. 686 00:40:42,641 --> 00:40:45,544 I wouldn't underestimate him if I were you. 687 00:40:45,577 --> 00:40:47,012 He's full of surprises. 688 00:40:58,056 --> 00:40:59,758 ( rumbling ) 689 00:41:07,933 --> 00:41:09,467 Sister, what's happening? 690 00:41:13,972 --> 00:41:16,975 A new prophecy. 691 00:41:17,008 --> 00:41:19,778 That hasn't happened in a thousand years. 692 00:41:22,247 --> 00:41:25,684 "As long as the Mother Confessor's pure heart beats, 693 00:41:25,717 --> 00:41:29,721 the Keeper is doomed to fail." 694 00:41:36,962 --> 00:41:39,731 ( footsteps approaching ) 695 00:41:41,667 --> 00:41:43,234 ZEDD: Lesson Number 88, Seeker: 696 00:41:43,268 --> 00:41:47,272 "Growling bellies make for unhappy traveling companions." 697 00:41:47,305 --> 00:41:48,607 You want to stop and eat? 698 00:41:50,909 --> 00:41:52,310 Kahlan. 699 00:41:52,343 --> 00:41:53,612 LEO: Cara. 700 00:41:53,645 --> 00:41:54,846 KAHLAN: What are you doing here? 701 00:41:54,880 --> 00:41:56,214 LEO: We were heading south, 702 00:41:56,247 --> 00:41:59,317 but then the compass suddenly changed direction 703 00:41:59,350 --> 00:42:00,619 and it led us here. 704 00:42:00,652 --> 00:42:02,954 If the compass led you to us, 705 00:42:02,988 --> 00:42:05,857 and we're traveling towards Richard, then-- 706 00:42:08,960 --> 00:42:10,829 Then the compass must be guiding us all back to him. 707 00:42:23,675 --> 00:42:25,611 ( heroic theme playing )