- Prelate: [huge doors open] Hello, Sister Nicci.
- Sister Nicci: [stands chained, arms spread] You have no right to keep me prisoner.
- Prelate: I have the right to do far worse. You betrayed our Order by helping Richard Cypher escape from this palace.
- Sister Nicci: You were holding him here against his will.
- Sister Verna: You only freed him so that he would fulfill the Prophecy, and deliver the Stone to the Keeper of the Underworld whom you serve.
- Prelate: Name the Sisters of the Dark, or you will die.
- Sister Nicci: You'll need me alive if you ever hope to remove my power and restore it to Richard.
- Prelate: That is no longer possible. After you freed Richard from the Palace, he wandered into the Valley of Perdition. Richard is going to die. You've failed, Nicci. The new Seeker has already been named. He's on his way to the Stone of Tears.
- Leo: The compass is still pointing the same way. Maybe it's leading us to the Stone of Tears.
- Kahlan Amnell: No, it's leading us to Richard. I'm sure of it.
- Cara Mason: Wizard, we've been traveling for weeks. Wouldn't it be faster if you just turned us into birds?
- Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander: How would Leo carry the Sword of Truth? In his beak?
- Leo: [laughs, then turns towards Cara] So, what kind of bird would you want to be?
- Cara Mason: What difference does it make?
- Leo: I'm curious.
- Cara Mason: Blue-tailed sea hawk.
- Leo: That's a noble animal.
- Cara Mason: One that attacks without warning.
- [spitefully:]
- Cara Mason: Nothing escapes its claws.
- Leo: Do you know what kind of bird I'd be?
- Cara Mason: Parrot that doesn't know when to stop talking?
- Leo: The banded falcon. They're the only birds blue-tailed sea hawks will fly with.
- Cara Mason: [halts] Keep going. I have a stone in my boot.
- [but is really hiding the attraction she has towards Leo]
- Kahlan Amnell: Leo has feelings for you.
- Cara Mason: [coldly] Same feelings all men have.
- Leo: [Cara's planted the first kiss] You know, where I come from, the man does that.
- Cara Mason: Then what are you waiting for?
- Sister Nicci: You did well, Sisters. But there's no time for celebrating. The Keeper's work remains undone. Richard Cypher is trapped in the Valley of Perdition, and we need to get him out, so that he can fulfil the Prophecy and deliver the Stone to the Keeper.
- Cara Mason: What is it?
- Leo: For you.
- [offers red flower]
- Leo: It matches the color of your leather.
- [she looks at him scornfully and storms away]
- Leo: Have I offended you?
- Cara Mason: Flowers make me sneeze.
- Leo: Didn't last night mean anything to you?
- Cara Mason: It was pleasurable, but it doesn't make me your mate for life.
- Leo: I don't remember asking you to marry me. But I do care about you, and I think you feel the same.
- Cara Mason: [coolly] You're mistaken.
- [Leo gives up and walks away]
- Kahlan Amnell: [coming up from behind] You know, I've been watching you for weeks, and I can tell you care about him.
- Cara Mason: You can't read a Mord-Sith.
- Kahlan Amnell: The Confessor in me can't, but the woman can tell you're not telling the truth. It's a hard world we live in, Cara. You don't get many chances. If you have feelings for Leo, you should tell him.
- [last lines]
- Cara Mason: [hands over compass to Richard] You're going to need this back. We have a quest to get back to.
- Cara Mason: [at Leo's funeral pyre, places that red flower on top of his body, whispering softly:] I do care about you.