[10][50]Richard Cypher,|you are the true Seeker. [51][70]( heroic theme playing ) [71][119]Legend of the Seeker 2x16|Desecrated [235][264]It's a good thing Mord'Sith|are used to torture... [265][296]because that's exactly what|eating this stew will be. [297][317]( sniffs ) [332][364]Well, maybe Zedd and Kahlan'll|find some mushrooms. [365][394]It's gonna take more|than mushrooms to save this. [395][414]( rustling ) [435][458]( woman panting ) [459][472]( rustling continues ) [473][485]( ominous theme playing ) [509][536]We went to town|for provisions, gars attacked. [537][556]Where's Zedd?|Trying to fight them off. [574][593]( suspenseful theme playing ) [708][725]Zedd followed them|in here. [751][770]( suspenseful theme playing ) [805][826](All)|Happy birthday! [827][848]( all laughing ) [863][895]We couldn't celebrate with|that awful meal, now could we? [921][933]Were you in on this too? [934][971]I suggested we celebrate|your birthday the Mord'Sith way. [972][1002]I didn't think Mord'Sith|celebrated birthdays. [1003][1022]We don't. [1023][1049]Richard, I'd like you to meet|our generous host, [1050][1067]Duke Anders. [1083][1107]Thank you. I hope you didn't go|to too much trouble. [1108][1125]Not at all. It's the least|we could do [1126][1143]for the Seeker on his birthday. [1144][1166]In years past,|this was a day of remembrance [1167][1185]for those slain in the massacre|at Brennidon. [1186][1217]But when we learned you would be|passing so close to Dunshire, [1218][1245]we decided this day shouldn't be|a time of mourning anymore. [1246][1274]From now on, it will be a day|to honor the Seeker [1275][1291]and all he's done|for the Midlands. [1292][1308](Crowd)|Yeah. [1309][1330](Anders)|May I introduce my son, Erik. [1331][1361]Would you honor us by leading|the first dance, Seeker? [1362][1397]He'd love to. [1398][1417]( upbeat folk music playing ) [1676][1699]Care to join them? [1700][1726]I'd rather fight gars. [1801][1835]( man speaking|in ancient tongue ) [1873][1890]Cormac is quite good. [1891][1908]He's a favorite|among the locals. [1909][1940]It's my great pleasure to|perform for our guest of honor, [1941][1974]Richard Cypher. [1975][2001]And may I say what a pleasure|it is to perform [2002][2036]for the Wizard of the First|Order, Zeddicus Z'ul Zorander. [2037][2086]Compared to your magic, all I|have to offer are mere tricks. [2087][2121]But I hope you'll enjoy them|all the same. [2122][2141]Appreataro! [2142][2166]( crowd gasps, claps ) [2167][2198](Cormac)|I'll need a volunteer. [2199][2214]You, my dear. [2215][2241]I don't think so. [2242][2259]Cara, it's a party. [2260][2273]You're supposed to have fun. [2317][2334]( crowd clapping ) [2359][2374]I can only hope the Mord'Sith [2375][2394]will not turn my magic|against me. [2395][2417]( crowd laughs )|Just get this over with. [2418][2439]I'll need|another volunteer. [2440][2472]Perhaps the Mother Confessor. [2473][2484]All right. [2538][2578]Now, if you ladies|could step into these boxes... [2641][2660]Appreataro! [2781][2822]Seeker, would you like to see|your friends again? [2823][2846]I'm kind of enjoying|the peace and quiet. [2864][2889]But if you must...|(Cormac) Very well. [2890][2923]But in order to bring them back,|I'll need assistance [2924][2946]from certain members|of the audience. [2947][2981]Will the following gentlemen|please stand? [2982][2997]Gareth J'Tan, [2998][3027]Grayson Logren, [3028][3044]Henrik Katara, [3045][3070]Malcolm Copatar, [3071][3085]and Erik Anders. [3164][3188]If you ever wish to see|the Mother Confessor [3189][3209]and Mord'Sith again, Seeker, [3210][3241]you will kill|these five cowards. [3242][3254]( crowd murmuring ) [3255][3265]What did you say? [3266][3298]They will not cheat death again. [3319][3348]Bring Kahlan and Cara back now. [3349][3374]If you kill me,|you'll never find them. [3389][3421]And if these five men|aren't dead within a day, [3422][3445]your friends will be. [3460][3475]Oh, and Seeker. [3476][3497]In case you think|I've forgotten your birthday, [3498][3515]I have a gift for you. [3516][3547]Appreataro! [3588][3602]( dramatic theme playing ) [3603][3630]( groans ) [3654][3678]Wherever we are, we aren't|getting out this way. [3736][3752]Kahlan. [3836][3846]What does it say? [3847][3885]"You have one day|until the sands run out. [3886][3910]And when they do,|so does your air." [3948][3990]You were right.|This party is lots of fun. [4014][4034](Zedd)|What is it? [4050][4076]It's a journey book. [4114][4138]"For writing|to your loved ones." [4139][4158]I don't undersnd. [4159][4182]He wants us to write|to Kahlan and Cara. [4183][4206]So we have proof|they're still alive. [4207][4222]He knows Richard|won't do what he wants [4223][4233]if they're already dead. [4234][4244]It might be a trick. [4245][4276]There's one way|to find out [4277][4301]( suspenseful theme playing ) [4384][4405]There's a message.|It's from Richard. [4406][4419]He wants to know|if we're all right. [4437][4457](Cara)|Then we'd better write him back. [4621][4653]Your conjurer knows more|than just parlor tricks. [4654][4672]Wandering Dust. [4673][4693]Not something|easy to come by. [4694][4719]It allows the user to magically|transport things [4720][4734]from one place to another. [4735][4762]But no more than a--|A league. [4763][4776]My men are searching|the area. [4777][4797]Why does Cormac|want these five men dead? [4823][4853]He lost five sons in the war|against the D'Harans. [4854][4874]We all mourned his loss. [4875][4893]He was grief-stricken, [4894][4920]but I had no idea he was capable|of something like this. [4921][4939]But what does he have against|the men on the list? [4956][4973]None of us fought in the war. [4974][5005]But they weren't the only ones|who didn't fight. [5006][5022]We have a lottery. [5023][5056]Every eligible man in Dunshire|has a tile with his name on it. [5057][5074]Each year,|in the town square, [5075][5118]the men put their tiles into|a cauldron, and, blindfolded, [5119][5155]I choose the tiles of those|who will serve in our army. [5156][5180]Everyone has the same chance|to be called for service. [5201][5231]I wanted to fight,|but my name was never chosen. [5232][5254]We couldn't allow|all of our sons to fight. [5255][5293]They might all be killed,|much like in Brennidon. [5294][5316]Some men had to survive [5317][5345]to ensure the province|would survive. [5360][5381]Ours is a fair system. [5382][5403]Cormac doesn't seem to agree. [5404][5439]And he made sure everyone|in Dunshire knows it. [5440][5454]He's quite the showman. [5455][5477]You can't give in|to this madman, Seeker. [5478][5502]You can't kill us.|I'm not killing anyone. [5503][5521](Zedd)|Richard. [5522][5550]There's a message. [5569][5603]"We're trapped in a tomb with|only a day's worth of air. [5604][5630]"Get us out of here so I can|strangle that old magician [5631][5642]with his own entrails." [5643][5664]That's definitely Cara. [5665][5686]Are there any tombs|within a league of here? [5687][5701]At the necropolis. [5702][5713]Where does Cormac live? [5714][5742]In a cottage|at the edge of the woods. [5743][5772]Go to his house.|Take some men. [5773][5804]See if there's anything that can|help us find Kahlan and Cara. [5805][5823]We're going to the necropolis. [5824][5844]( ominous theme playing ) [5845][5873]Spread out,|search as many tombs as you can. [5924][5941]There must be|thousands of them. [5942][5964]The necropolis has been here|for centuries. [5965][5982]Hundreds more tombs|were added [5983][6002]over the course of the long|D'Haran war. [6003][6026]We'll do what we can, Seeker. [6027][6051]But I'm not sure we can find|one tomb among so many [6052][6073]before the sands run out. [6165][6197]There's another message|from Richard. [6198][6222]He wants us to look for anything|that'll help him [6223][6248]identify this particular tomb. [6249][6287]An engraving, an inscription... [6288][6308](Cara)|I'll take this side. [6350][6360]Any luck? [6361][6378]Lt. Rankin's men|are searching the tombs. [6379][6396]But it's gonna take more time|than we have. [6397][6412]I was hoping|you'd found something. [6413][6452]Only the pieces|of a shattered life. [6453][6495]The table is still set|for five sons... [6496][6511]who will never return. [6512][6541]This man lost everything. [6562][6589]Except his grief. [6646][6658](Rankin)|Medals of valor. [6659][6681]The highest honor we have. [6682][6718]Awarded to those|who died saving others. [6719][6737]These are|their lottery tiles. [6738][6754]( mysterious theme playing ) [6948][6968]What is it? [6969][6983]Could I see your tile? [7038][7054]They're the same weight. [7055][7067]Why shouldn't they be? [7068][7091]I held Erik's tile|in my hand. [7092][7115]His was heavier. [7116][7137]There's only one reason|to make some tiles [7138][7151]weigh more than the others... [7152][7178]To know which ones not to pick. [7179][7207]The lottery was rigged. [7208][7234]That's how the same five men|were never chosen. [7235][7267]Fortune didn't smile upon them. [7268][7294]The Duke did. [7295][7337]I served Duke Anders faithfully|all these years, [7338][7370]and risked death every day [7371][7410]in the war against Darken Rahl. [7411][7435]I saw men spill rivers of blood [7436][7470]to keep these lands safe. [7471][7514]All while those privileged brats [7515][7545]let others fight and die|in their place? [7546][7558]( scoffs ) [7559][7588]If killing a few cowards|will save the life [7589][7601]of the Mother Confessor, [7602][7615]you should run them through. [7616][7654]I understand your anger,|but I'm not giving in to Cormac. [7655][7679]If we run out of time,|you may not have a choice. [7680][7699]( dramatic theme playing ) [7762][7775]Have you found anything? [7776][7787]Nothing. [7...
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