- Darken Rahl is planning to find the final Box of Orden, which is being held by Queen Milena of Tamarang. Zedd poses as a puppeteer for Princess Violet's birthday party. Meanwhile, Richard and Kahlan try to find a way to stop Darken Rahl's men from reaching Tamarang.—Kirstine
- Richard kills the last man, to spare Kahlan, of a D'Haraan patrol they only took on to extract information about the expected arrival of Darken Rahl, who wants personally to collect the last box of Orden. By capturing a magical communication book used to communicate with his officers, they find out he's to arrive in the castle of Milena, the cruel queen of Tamarang. Richard remains in hiding to kill Darken on his way by arrow, but finds it's a trap fielding a double. Zed has entered the castle to steal the box, posing as a puppeteer for the birthday of the queen's equally vicious daughter Violet, who terrorizes her personal girl servant Rachel, so Zed uses and helps her and a cook friend, but is found out.—KGF Vissers
- As Darken Rahl plans to obtain the third and final Box of Orden from Queen Milena of Tamarang, Zedd poses as a puppeteer at her daughter Princess Violet's birthday party while Richard and Kahlan attempt to delay Rahl's emissary from reaching Tamarang. Zedd befriends Rachel, a ten-year-old girl enslaved as Princess Violet's playmate. With her help, Zedd steals the third Box of Orden and replaces it with a look-alike. Meanwhile, Richard and Kahlan intercept a small party of Rahl's soldiers and discover that Rahl is travelling to Tamarang himself to retrieve the box. Rachel helps Zedd smuggle the box out of Tamarang with the assistance of a cook named Martha, and takes it to Richard and Kahlan. Rahl realizes that the box is a fake but fails to capture Zedd; he kills Queen Milena as a result. After Zedd rejoins Richard and Kahlan, Rachel is taken in by Martha.
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