Original subtitles

ZEDD: Richard Cypher, you are the true Seeker.

(heroic theme playing)

RICHARD: It's holding steady at north-northeast.

Which should bring us within a league of Winterhaven by noon.

We could stop there for a hot meal.

I thought the compass was supposed to point the way

to the Stone of Tears, not the nearest tavern.

To reach the Stone of Tears,

we need all the sustenance we can get.

Zedd.

Look.

Somebody's favorite fruit.

The persimmon is far more than my favorite fruit.

It's the pinnacle of creation.

One doesn't often see such a perfect specimen

this late in the season.

I hope none of you are expecting a slice

of the last persimmon of the year.

I wouldn't think of it.

That's very generous of you.

Mm. Mm. Mm.

Any persimmon you can eat

without getting juice on your chin...

Mm... isn't worth eating in the first place.

Can I have a, um...?

A drink of, uh...? Argh.

CARA: Water? ZEDD: Yes. Water.

Thank you, Kahlan. My name is Cara.

I know that. You called me Kahlan.

I absolutely did not.

Zedd, you did.

I did?

Are you all right?

No, I'm not all right.

It's not indignity enough that I have more aches in my joints

than joints in my body,

that I stumble to the privy six times a night.

Now I'm forgetting the word for water,

and calling people by the wrong name.

I must be older than I thought.

You? Old? Zedd, I'd be lucky

to be half as sharp as you are when I'm your age.

( sighs)

Where's Tarralyn?

Tarralyn? Yes, Tarralyn, my daughter.

Where is she?

Zedd, Tarralyn isn't with us anymore.

She died last summer.

My daughter's dead?

How can that be?

(eerie theme playing)

You've known about Tarralyn for a long time.

This is not like you.

You have the best memory of anybody I've ever met.

Zedd, something is happening to you.

Happening. Yes.

Something's happening.

The persimmon.

Zedd's the only one who ate it.

Maybe it was poisoned.

Not poisoned. Spelled.

A spell of f-f-forgetting.

Is there a way to undo it?

Yes.

A potion. A potion of what?

Elderberry blossoms, mandragora,

and the dust of a Shadrin's horn.

We'll find them.

Zedd, who would have done this to you?

There's only one person powerful enough

to spell a Wizard of the First Order.

Who knows exactly what fruit I wouldn't be able to resist.

Who?

Zedd, who?

Shota.

Why would Shota want to do this to you?

Why would who want to do what?

Why would Shota take away your memory?

Let go of me. Zedd.

Why are you all looking at me like that? Who are you people?

Find elderberry blossoms.

I'll get the mandragora.

For the Shadrin, we'll have to go into the caves we passed.

Keep Zedd calm. Zedd. Zedd, it's all right.

Get away from me! Don't let him get away.

No! ( both grunt)

No!

( grunts)

Richard.

( panting)

KAHLAN: Richard, are you all right?

Unh. Where's Zedd?

He ran off.

You and I will go up in the caves and try to find a Shadrin.

You follow Zedd.

He can't use his magic against you.

When you find him, bring him back here.

He's a very big Wizard.

I may have to do it my way.

Just don't kill him. Go. Unh.

(mellow theme playing)

( patrons chattering)

MAN: Do you think I like having

to come down here personally, Ogilby?

Third week running we've only gotten

four gold pieces from you.

Didn't we agree your fair share

of maintaining the beauty of our great city was eight?

( man grunting)

Stop that.

Oh, please.

You're hurting him.

What are you gonna do about it, old man?

( chuckles)

( Ogilby grunts)

(tender theme playing)

Excuse me.

Yes?

You're very beautiful.

So I've heard.

( patrons laughing)

( all chattering)

Payment upfront. Payment?

You didn't think you could partake of my wares for free,

did you? ( giggles)

Coins, old man. Those little round, shiny things

you keep in that purse on your belt.

Purse.

Oh, yes.

I'm afraid you'll need ten of those.

The price has gone up.

Now that half of every farthing I earn goes to Drago.

I wish I had ten.

( magic chimes)

Do that again.

I'll try.

( magic chimes)

(majestic theme playing)

Girls, uh, take this gentleman upstairs

and see that he has the best night of his life.

( women giggling)

What about her?

INNKEEPER: Well, that would be up to Salindra,

and Salindra's very choosy.

But if you ask her nicely, she might go upstairs with you.

Salindra.

Will you come upstairs with me?

Sorry.

You remind me too much of my grandfather.

( both laugh)

Come along, handsome.

Who needs her when you've got us?

( giggling) ( loud bang)

( crowd gasps)

Why is it that when I'm hunting down a man,

I never have to look further

than the first brothel past the city gates?

Keep away from me. CARA: Sorry.

Your little adventure is over.

I'm taking you back to Richard and Kahlan.

I'm not going anywhere with you.

I think you'll reconsider.

( bird calling)

SHOTA: Thank the Spirits you're safe.

Who are you?

How did I get here?

I'm Shota.

I brought you here.

I'm your friend.

If you're my friend, then send me back to where I was.

Oh, I can't.

That woman in red would have killed you.

I saved your life.

( chuckles)

I'm not gonna hurt you.

I love you.

I don't even know you.

Have the years taken that much from you, Zeddicus?

Have you forgotten even me?

Zeddicus?

Oh, my love.

You don't know that you are Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander,

the greatest and most powerful Wizard the world has known

in 3,000 years.

I am? Yes.

There is so much to say,

but we don't have very much time.

The world is in terrible trouble, and only we can help.

A rift has been torn in the veil

between the Underworld and the Land of the Living.

If the Seeker of Truth does not find the Stone of Tears,

the Keeper will put an end to all life.

The Seeker of Truth?

Who's that?

A great hero, one that can only be named

by a Wizard of the First Order,

and you, you are the only Wizard of the First Order alive.

The only one? Yes.

But as you got older and began to lose your memories,

you made a mistake.

You named the wrong Seeker.

A Seeker prophesied to fail.

That's terrible.

Yes, but fortunately, I've found a new one,

a young man of great courage.

And once you name him,

and he is able to fulfill his quest,

then not only will the world be saved,

but then you and I will be free to live together,

as we did long ago, in bliss.

With our combined powers, Zeddicus,

we will master the world and protect it from evil.

But how can I help?

An old man, who doesn't remember his own name?

Oh...

I can restore what you have lost.

Your youth and the mastery of all the spells and magic

that were yours in that golden time long ago,

back when you were at the height of your powers.

( inhales)

(suspenseful theme playing)

( gasps)

Come.

(mysterious theme playing)

You are the great love of my life, Zeddicus.

I'm not surprised.

The Keeper isn't resting, and neither can we.

In order to name a new Seeker and send him off on his quest,

we need two things.

First, the Sword of Truth.

ZEDD: I know them. SHOTA: Yes.

The man you wrongly named the Seeker,

and the misguided Confessor who protects him.

They tried to attack me.

Of course they did.

To prevent you from naming the new Seeker.

Shadrin.

( growling)

( roars)

MAN: Halt and drop your weapons.

Poaching on the personal reserve of Drago,

High Lord and Master of Winterhaven,

is a crime punishable by death.

We didn't know we were on anyone's personal reserve.

Lord Drago was a great friend of Lord Rahl's.

He'll be more than happy to see the Seeker and the Confessor

hanging from his gallows.

Take them. But don't let her touch you.

She's deadlier than a poison dart.

( all grunting)

(dramatic theme playing)

For what I am going to do,

I need to join my magic with yours.

Give me your hand.

Think, Zeddicus.

You know the words to the Spell of Taking.

I've restored them to you.

Yes.

Yes, I remember them.

Say them with me.

( grunting)

( both chanting in ancient tongue)

(dramatic theme playing)

Astounding.

Not for us, Zeddicus.

For us, it's barely more than a parlor trick.

( all grunting)

Richard!

The new Seeker needs one more thing to complete his quest.

Stop! Unh!

( Richard grunting)

What's this?

Witchcraft.

( all grunting)

(action theme playing)

RICHARD: The Sword and the compass are gone.

( panting)

What is it? A compass.

In the hands of the Seeker named by a Wizard of the First Order,

it will illuminate and light the way to the Stone of Tears

and the salvation of the world.

But the province where we will find the new Seeker

is many leagues from here.

We must leave immediately.

Leave? Yes.

Right now. I don't want to leave.

I like it here.

Is it Winterhaven that you like,

or one of the harlots who lives there?

I should have known that by giving you a beautiful face

it wouldn't make you any less of an old fool.

Fool, am I?

Many thanks for the beautiful young face

and the wonderful spells.

But I'm not going anywhere with you.

( chants in ancient tongue)

(dramatic theme playing)

( chants in ancient tongue)

( sighs)

( crowd chattering)

ZEDD: Hello, Salindra.

Do I know you?

Well, I guess I don't look like your grandfather anymore.

Oh. It's you.

Well, you certainly have a lot of tricks up your sleeve. Heh.

What are you wasting your time on a mouse like this for?

Oh, he is hardly a mouse.

( squeaking)

Are you trying to impress me?

What is it?

Why are you looking at me that way?

When I first saw you,

I thought you might be the princess

I was looking for.

But I don't know, dressed like that.

( crowd gasps)

ZEDD: And what self-respecting princess

goes around without a footman...

ZEDD: and ladies in waiting?

( crowd gasps)

The real question is,

what kind of princess

goes around without a prince?

(majestic theme playing)

Do you like the view?

SALINDRA: Very much.

Then allow me to welcome you to your new palace.

I don't see a palace.

Not yet.

Girls? Mm. Half a dozen of them.

Hanging all over him.

And then he disappeared.

I've been searching for him all night.

Look.

I guess we know where Zedd is.

Let's go.

Does this meet with Your Majesty's approval?

I think it will do.

Once we get there, how do we get Zedd to drink the potion?

SHOTA: You won't be able to get near him.

KAHLAN: Shota.

He thinks you're his enemies. He'll obliterate you.

I don't know what you did to him, or why,

but I'm gonna stop him before he hurts somebody or himself.

Oh, just because you have flowers and roots

and a Shadrin's horn,

that doesn't mean you can reverse my spell.

No, what I have done, only I can undo.

Then do it.

Oh, heh, I will.

After he has named a new Seeker.

What?

( laughing): Oh.

He hasn't told you about the Prophecy.

What Prophecy?

A month ago I told him that it was written

in the Halls of Prophecy that Richard Cypher will fail

in his quest to defeat the Keeper.

Fail how? What do you mean?

I don't care about Prophecy,

and I don't have time for your riddles and tricks.

None of my prophecies have ever proved false.

I begged Zedd to name a new Seeker,

but he was too blinded by his sentimental attachment

to his grandson.

I hoped that if I stripped him of his memories,

I might convince him to do what had to be done.

Richard is the Seeker.

Of course you'd say that about the man who you love.

But I didn't come here expecting your help.

I came hoping for yours.

Why would I help you?

Because you don't care who bears the name of Seeker,

you only care about protecting Richard Rahl.

But if he continues on this doomed quest,

the Keeper will win, and he will die

along with everyone else in the world.

Now, Zedd can't use his magic against you.

If you subdue him,

then I can force him to do what must be done.

Funny, how people always curse the Mord-Sith,

until they need one.

Do you want Richard to live or don't you?

You're right.

Wizards can't use their magic against a Mord-Sith.

And neither can witches.

( screaming) ( Agiel whining)

There's only one way to stop that from happening again:

Undo the spell you put on Zedd.

MAN: No matter how much we give them, Great Wizard,

Drago always wants more.

ZEDD: I swear to you, sir,

and to all citizens of Winterhaven,

such cruelty will never again be tolerated in this city.

They've destroyed all my wares, my children will go hungry.

If there's something you can do to help...

( laughing)

Ha-ha! Thank you, thank you, Great Wizard.

ZEDD: Ah. Monica.

Will you accept this trifle,

in thanks for befriending me

when I was a ragged old man with no castle to my name?

MONICA: It's very beautiful, Great Wizard.

But there's trouble in Winterhaven

that all the jewels of Athanasia can't fix.

The dead coming back to life, murdering people in their homes.

The Keeper's work, people say.

Same for the cracks in the ground, opening up all over.

A tear in the veil between the Underworld

and the Land of the Living.

There's a rift just outside the walls of the city.

A monster crawled out of it last week,

slaughtered two of my best customers,

on their way back to their village.

You have to help us.

To help you seal the rift, and defeat the Keeper,

we need to find the Stone of Tears.

And to find the Stone of Tears, we need a Seeker.

Yes. Richard Cypher.

Hm, I'm afraid we can't rely on Richard Cypher.

There's a Prophecy that says he's destined to fail.

Don't worry, we'll have a new Seeker.

Only a Wizard of the First Order can name one,

and fortunately, I am such a Wizard.

Who will you name?

As Wizard of the First Order,

I hereby name as Seeker of Truth

and Bearer of the Sword...

Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander!

( all cheer)

(dramatic theme playing)

(dramatic theme playing)

Yes.

The compass points the Seeker's way.

My princess and I will depart at once

on the quest for the Stone of Tears.

( all cheer)

Secure horses and provisions

for all those who wish to accompany us.

Yes, My Lord.

What sorcerer dares to raise a castle in my city?

I'm no sorcerer.

I am Zeddicus, greatest of all Wizards,

Seeker of Truth,

and high lord and master of Winterhaven.

This man will die.

And let it be known

that any friend of his is an enemy of mine.

( giggles)

Oh, Drago,

you always were a man who overestimated

what he had in his quiver.

I'm afraid this time you've met more than your match.

Kill her first.

( screams)

The choice is yours.

You can join me on my quest,

or you can suffer the same fate.

Which is it going to be?

A wise choice.

( all cheering)

( all cheering and applauding)

(ominous theme playing)

Drago.

My Lord.

You're alive?

No.

And neither are you.

Then this place...

RAHL: The Underworld.

You served me well in life, Drago.

I did my best, Lord Rahl.

And I will reward you with an offer from the Keeper:

Kill and live.

My Lord?

One more day of life

for every soul you deliver to the Keeper.

I gratefully accept, Lord Rahl.

And I will begin by ripping out the heart

of Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander and feeding it to my dogs.

Zorander the Wizard?

Yes, Wizard, and now Seeker of Truth.

Seeker of Truth?

Yes, My Lord.

He named himself.

The former Seeker, and the Mother Confessor,

are they with him? Not that I saw.

But when I send the Wizard to the Keeper,

you can ask him yourself.

Unfortunately, a Wizard of the First Order

is not so easy to kill,

as you yourself discovered.

Don't worry, your death will be avenged.

(dramatic theme playing)

( trumpet plays fanfare)

( rift rumbling)

Halt!

( rumbling continues)

(suspenseful theme playing)

So this is a rift

between the Underworld and the Land of the Living?

Yes, Wizard.

One of many, all over the countryside.

ZEDD: Do you hear me, Keeper?

Your plans will come to nothing,

for I, Zeddicus,

greatest of all Wizards,

high lord and master of Winterhaven,

Seeker of the Truth, and Sealer of the Rift,

will lock you in your prison for all eternity!

( gasps)

(suspenseful theme playing)

( crowd gasps)

( crowd chattering)

( grunts)

She's dead.

My love, I will bring you back.

( chants in ancient tongue)

( gasps)

RAHL: Salindra.

Salindra.

( gasps)

RAHL: Don't be frightened.

It's much too late for fear to do you any good.

What are you going to do to me?

That would be up to you.

If you like, I could give you a second life.

At what price?

Only small one.

Simply deliver the Wizard to the Underworld,

along with the Sword of Truth and the compass.

What do you need them for?

Haven't you heard?

The Keeper is fighting a war

to conquer the World of the Living

and he needs your help.

Can he count on you?

Isn't there some other price I could pay?

Don't tell me you've fallen in love with him.

He's a nice fellow.

He's been kind to me.

They're all nice fellows to you,

as long as they have a little gold in their pocket.

On the other hand,

you're welcome to stay here with us in the Underworld.

The Keeper maintains a very special chamber of torments

for those who traffic in love.

Ask yourself, what is the life of one Wizard?

Come, Salindra.

You're a practical girl.

(dramatic theme playing)

( chanting in ancient tongue)

She's getting cold. She's not coming back.

MAN: There are some things nobody can do.

Not even you, Great Wizard. No.

There's nothing I can't do.

( chanting in ancient tongue)

( screams)

( gasps)

My beauty. I've brought you back.

Zeddicus.

What am I doing here? I said no.

What do you mean?

Darken Rahl told me I could come back to life

if I turned against you, but I refused.

( panting)

He was about to throw me in the pit.

You can't imagine how horrible it was.

And then suddenly I was looking up at you.

You brought me back.

Yes.

And I'll never let you go again.

Behold, I am Zeddicus, greatest of all Wizards,

high lord and master of Winterhaven,

Sealer of the Rift, Seeker of Truth,

Defeater of Death and Restorer of Life!

( all cheering)

That's Zedd?

Yes, that's Zedd.

He's named himself the Seeker?

This is a catastrophe.

When I have found the Stone of Tears,

I will banish death from this world.

( Agiel whining)

Undo the spell.

No. It's too dangerous.

His magic's too powerful.

I'm not going out there until you subdue him.

And leave you here? To do whatever it is

you please with Richard and Kahlan

the second my back is turned?

( chuckles)

I don't think so.

Then we have a problem.

If you don't start moving,

you're going to have a bigger problem.

No. We need to do this without

putting anybody in danger. How?

When Shota took away his memories,

he lost everything he's learned in life:

wisdom, judgment, knowing about consequences.

Don't forget about humility.

Of which he had precious little to start with.

He thinks he's more powerful than the Keeper.

He's turned himself into a king.

He's even found himself a queen.

If he sees us all coming,

he'll think we're trying to take everything away from him.

Shota's right, he could obliterate us.

So, what do we do?

With his powers, he could actually succeed

in finding the Stone.

But he's not the true Seeker. You are.

I doesn't matter who has the title,

or who gets the glory,

as long as the Stone is found and the rift is sealed.

KAHLAN: He's lost his mind.

There's no way we can count on him.

You're right.

( sighs)

But we don't want to make him feel threatened. Not now.

Whatever he's forgotten, he's still Zedd.

If I can get close to him,

talk to him, gain his confidence,

maybe I could make him see what he's doing,

and what the cost could be.

I'm so frightened for you.

About what?

Do you promise you won't do anything crazy and reckless?

Salindra, tell me.

When I was in the Underworld,

in that awful, terrible place,

I heard Darken Rahl talking to the Keeper.

They're happy that you've taken up the Seeker's quest.

They think that while you're

chasing after the Stone of Tears,

they will have time to destroy us all.

But there's one thing they're terrified of.

What?

They're terrified that you are going to march into the rift

and battle the Keeper with the Sword of Truth,

because they know you would win.

Oh, Zeddicus, I'm so afraid you will try something like that.

MAN: Sir, this man wanted to see you.

He said it's extremely important.

We've searched him head to foot, he isn't armed.

I know him.

You remember me?

Yes, you're the false Seeker.

You and your friends tried to attack me

when I was still an old man.

We weren't trying to attack you, we were worried about you.

Do you remember anything before yesterday?

No. Heh.

But why would I need to?

Nothing of any importance happened to me before yesterday.

Something terrible did happen.

While you and I were walking through the forest,

you ate a persimmon that was spelled by a witch,

and you suddenly lost your memory.

You were scared and confused.

We tried to calm you down, but you ran away.

Who are you exactly?

I'm your grandson.

Grandson? Yes.

And a man never had a better grandfather.

You risked your life for me hundreds of times.

Without you, the most evil despot who ever lived

would still be on his throne.

Would he? Yes.

You saved the world. Many times.

Mm.

Well, grandson,

I look forward to knowing you better,

but right now, I have a pressing engagement

with the Keeper.

Zeddicus. No.

Yes, Salindra.

I'm marching into the rift alone to do battle with the Keeper.

You can't go into the rift.

Ah, but I can. Zedd, no...

Don't worry, you won't lose your grandfather.

I'll come back, with the blood of Death himself on my sword.

No one goes into the Underworld and comes out alive.

Nobody except me. You'll be killed!

And the Keeper will have the Sword of Truth,

and the compass.

The Keeper fears me.

What makes you think that?

I was told by somebody who heard it with her own ears.

She's lying to you.

She's trying to lead you into some kind of trap.

She wouldn't trick me. She wouldn't lie to me.

She loves me. Stay back.

Zedd, no!

( grunts)

KAHLAN: Richard!

WOMAN: Look out! The Confessor is coming.

MAN: Get her!

( all grunting)

(dramatic theme playing)

This isn't farewell.

Just a brief parting.

May the Spirits be with you, Zeddicus.

They always are.

(suspenseful theme playing)

( all grunting)

(dramatic theme playing)

Get him out.

( chants in ancient tongue)

( grunts)

He went into the rift!

( grunts)

(mysterious theme playing)

(dramatic theme playing)

I'm going after him.

Richard, no!

I can't abandon Zedd.

Then I'm coming with you.

If Zedd and I don't come back,

someone needs to stay alive to find the Stone.

Kahlan, the quest is bigger than any of us.

Don't follow me.

(dramatic theme playing)

(suspenseful theme playing)

Zedd!

Don't go any farther!

Zedd!

Zedd!

( groans) RICHARD: No, Zedd!

RAHL: Youth is fleeting,

isn't it, Zeddicus?

RICHARD: Zedd, get away from him.

Zedd!

For all of us, it would seem.

Including the Seeker.

Zedd, we have to go.

A valiant effort, dear brother,

but the Keeper has granted me

power over the gates of his dominion.

( rumbling)

(dramatic theme playing)

Richard!

(dramatic theme playing)

(heroic theme playing)

KAHLAN: Richard.

Zedd.

ZEDD: I failed.

( Salindra grunting)

( gasping)

Don't worry, my beauty.

Whatever's wrong, I'll heal you.

You can't.

I didn't deliver my side of the bargain.

The Keeper's calling in the debt.

Debt?

I tricked you.

Why?

I... I...

I'm a practical girl.

( gasps)

( whimpers)

( gasps)

( sobbing)

(melancholy theme playing)

Break the spell.

( Agiel whining)

Now.

( chanting in ancient tongue)

(suspenseful theme playing)

ZEDD: Richard. Kahlan.

What in the name of creation have I done?

Whatever you did, it's not your fault,

it's Shota's. SHOTA: No.

I was trying to save everyone.

And I might have succeeded,

if I hadn't underestimated your pride and arrogance.

Which are exceeded only by your own.

CARA: She's of no use to us now.

Should I kill her?

RICHARD: No.

We may need her someday.

Apparently, you've gained wisdom in your old age.

When you're ready to name a new Seeker, call on me.

Meanwhile, enjoy the one you've got.

KAHLAN: Zedd...

can you do anything?

( Zedd chants in ancient tongue)

( sighs)

Something on your mind?

There's plenty on my mind.

Starting with "I wonder if Zedd

"didn't tell me about the Prophecy

because he believes it to be true."

Is that a new power of yours?

Being able to read people's thoughts?

I didn't tell you not because

I had doubts about your ability to succeed,

but because I didn't want you

to start having doubts of your own.

What if Shota's right?

About some young swain of hers

she wants me to anoint so she can wield

the Sword of the Truth herself by proxy?

Shota thinks only of Shota.

If any proof were ever needed

that not just anybody can be the Seeker,

my own behavior today provided it.

Will you have to name me again?

No.

You were always the Seeker,

long before you first held the Sword of Truth.

You faced death for me. Literally.

What was it like, being young again?

Oh, Richard,

it's years beyond count since I felt that way.

That there was no mountain I couldn't climb,

no woman I couldn't win. ( chuckles)

You made me young again.

Could you do that to yourself?

Yes.

Then why don't you?

Because one journey down the agonizing gauntlet

of youth is enough for any man.

She was very beautiful.

Yes, she was, wasn't she?

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