queen, after which the assembly is dissolved with the caveat that none of the dignitaries will leave Aydindril until they surrender to D'Hara. Richard speaks to Brogan and his sister and demands they stop their interrogations that take place in the palace of the Nicobarese. Richard reiterates that the Mother Confessor is dead and emphasizes the fact that Nicobarese would do well to join D'Hara. Brogan gives his knife as a sign of confidence in Richard and asks for a silver coin in exchange. At the end of the meeting Richard sends Gratch to give a letter to Kahlan, describing his resolutions to dissolve the Midlands. At the Palace of the Prophets, Verna and Warren go to visit sister Simona, a sister of the Light confined in the infirmary because she is considered crazy. She discovers that the Emperor Jagang, who is coming to visit in Tanimura, is the one in the ancient prophecies called the dreamwalker. She also realizes that there are many discrepancies in the circumstances that led to the death of Annalina and the Prophet Nathan. She decides to investigate. Just out of the assembly, Tobias Brogan uses his sister to cast a circle spell on the Duke and Duchess Lumholtz, which would make them walk around a midden heap near the city. Brogan, Galtero and Lunetta wait by the midden heap until the couple shows up. Brogan greets the duchess warmly, wishing her a good evening but she ignores his greeting and walks right past him. They wait until the duke and duchess show up again. This time, the duchess reacts with shock and asks Brogan to stop following her. She gets upset and closes her coat when she notices Galtero staring at her cleavage. The duke threatens to kill Galtero if he stares at his wife. Galtero just smiles without responding to the man. The third time the noble couple shows up, Duchess Lumholtz gets angry and insults Brogan. He snatches the lace at the bosom of her dress and rips open her dress down to her waist, exposing her breasts. Galtero pins her arms behind her back and forces her to arch her back. The duke tries to draw his sword but is frozen in place by Lunetta's magic. The duchess's nipples stand out stiff in the cold. rogan grabs the woman's left nipple, stretches it and cuts it off to give it to