Zedd seeks out a relative in his quest to secure a safe hiding place for the Box of Orden while Richard and Kahlan investigate a series of murders among members of the resistance. Believing she has caused an innocent man to be executed, Kahlan begins to doubt her ability as a Confessor.

A quest to hide the Box of Orden from the clutches of Darken Rahl leads Richard, Kahlan and Zedd to the Crypt of Tavol'Rang - the burial place of the legendary Seeker, Kieran. But when the storied hero's sarcophagus is discovered empty, Richard and Kahlan soon learn that a deception from the past could cost them their future.