In the midst of all these activities, a Sister of the Dark travels through Aydindril spreading a magical plague. Richard and Berdine continue to work on the translation of the 'Journal of Kolo'. He then builds a relationship with the woman and uses her to obtain items from Jagang that were given under a tentative deal struck between Nathan (acting as Lord Rahl at the time) and the Emperor. Meanwhile, Nathan rescues a woman named Clarissa from a life of slavery in the Imperial Order. A Sister of the Dark, who was also following Nathan, ends up getting caught in a snare Zedd intended for the Prophet Rahl.

The man then gives them a message informing them not to follow Nathan but to protect a treasure instead. Their search leads them to a run down inn in an unnamed city, where they discover that Nathan misled them into following another man. Meanwhile, Zedd and Prelate Annalina continue their search for the unleashed Nathan Rahl. Kahlan learns that Nadine and Richard had been close, but that Nadine had pursued Richard's brother in a baffling attempt to seduce Richard. Richard's half-brother Drefan, a self-proclaimed high priest of a sect of healers, does, however, succeed in curing Cara with acupressure.

A lady named Nadine, whom Richard had known as an herbalist from the Westland, arrives and attempts to heal Cara, but fails. Cara uses her Mord'Sith ability to capture Marlin's gift when he tries to escape, but the link between Cara and Marlin is used against her when Emperor Jagang takes possession of Marlin soon thereafter. He is immediately captured and questioned by the Mother Confessor, Kahlan Amnell, and one of Richard's bodyguards, Cara.

A wizard named Marlin appears in Aydindril announcing his intent to kill Richard Rahl. Temple of the Winds picks up shortly where the last volume, Blood of the Fold, left off. To stop the plague Richard and Kahlan are forced to sacrifice everything they have between them. At Jagang's behest a Sister of the Dark gains access into the fabled Temple of the Winds and has unleashed a plague that sweeps across the lands like a firestorm consuming lives at an alarming rate. Jagang, Emperor of the Imperial Order, has invoked a bound fork prophecy binding Richard and Kahlan to a fate of pain, betrayal, and a path to the Underworld. Temple of the Winds is the fourth book in Terry Goodkind's epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth.

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