


The Sisters of the Dark discover what they believe to be the original Book of Counted Shadows in Bandakar. Three Sisters of the Dark enter, killing Ann and capturing Nicci, while soldiers are sent into the catacombs to prepare an attack. While excavating dirt for the ramp in the Azrith Plains, Jagang's diggers stumbled upon the catacombs under the People's Palace, which provide a secret entryway. In an attempt to breach the People's Palace, Jagang orders a massive ramp built to reach the plateau, bypassing the natural defenses of the Palace. Zedd, Rikka, and Tom then head to Tamarang to remove the spell blocking Richard's gift. Zedd discovers the Keep's warning that the Wizard's Keep is dying due to the contamination of the chimes, and places a spell to protect it from future damage. That night, the witch woman Six enters the Keep and steals the third box of Orden from Nicci and Zedd. Rachel is discovered missing from the Keep. Sister Ulicia is also visited by this figure, and is told that the time to open the Boxes has been reset to one year from the first day of winter-the day that Nicci set the Boxes into motion under Richard's name. During Richard's imprisonment, he is warned by a cloaked specter that he is now a player of the Boxes of Orden. Kahlan is also Jagang's prisoner, surrounded by special guards who can see her. Richard Rahl has been captured by an Imperial Order commander, who spared his life (under the guise of Ruben Rybnik) to be the point man for the commander's Ja'La dh Jin team. ( January 2013) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

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