Main Events
Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander, Kahlan, and Chase are attacked by a quad led by Demin Nass. They capture Chase and brutally attack Kahlan. Brophy the wolf tries to help but is killed. Kahlan provokes Nass to learn about Richard. Nass reveals that Richard was captured by a Mord-Sith named Denna and tortured. He claims Richard is dead. Kahlan invokes the Con Dar (blood rage), an ancient Confessor magic that combines additive and subtractive magic. She kills the quad members, including Nass, whom she castrates and forces to eat his own genitals before killing him with his mace. She applies the kon dar markings (twin lightning bolts) to her face and sets off to kill Lord Darken Rahl. Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander explains that the Con Dar is a suicide venture—she will die trying to kill Rahl, and will kill anyone who gets in her way.