Chapter 10-18 Summary

In chapter ten, Richard explains to Kahlan that the reason he won't ever wear a collar again is because of a Mord-Sith that captured Richard. Mord-Sith are women that use magical collars to control their captives and cause them excruciating pain. Richard tells Kahlan everything that the Mord-Sith, Denna, made him do. Richard was able to kill her; she was glad someone had the strength to free her from her own prison. Richard wears a necklace because Denna asked him to wear it and remember her as something other than a monster. Mord-Siths are created by torturing a woman, and Richard was one of the few that could understand her. Richard tells Kahlan that he will die before he ever puts on another collar.

In chapter eleven and twelve, Richard and Kahlan are discussing how Richard could be the one to...