To go—and to fight. To fight so that freedom may be brought to lands suffering under the rule of the merciless Seeker of Jahan, and to people tortured and mistreated by the steel soldiers of the Imperial Order. This is the lot and cross of the legendary Richard Cypher, Lord Rahl, Seeker of Truth. This is what was destined for his wife, Mother Confessor Kahlan, and the fate that his young sister Jennsen chose for him of her own will. The Lord of Darkness searched for them for far too long. Now THEY are searching for HIM—to learn the Eighth Rule of the Wizard in pain, blood, and danger.