Naked Empire

Richard Rahl and Kahlan are traveling through the Old World when a young man named Owen begs Richard to free his people from the Imperial Order. Richard refuses, and Owen answers by poisoning him, leaving Richard ill and in need of help only Owen's people can give.

He follows Owen to the Bandakar lands, a society devoted to absolute nonviolence that has lived under the Order's thumb for thousands of years, while far away Zedd and Adie struggle to hold the Wizard's Keep against Emperor Jagang. Richard must find a way to make a people who refuse to fight understand that freedom has to be defended.

Eighth book in the Sword of Truth series.