Temple 32

Chapter 32
We rejoin Richard & Co. as they wait for the military officers to arrive. Soon enough, General Kerson of D'Hara, General Baldwin of Kelton, and a bunch of nameless officers troop in. Richard cuts to the chase, informing them that there is a plague in Aydindril and no, he can't use magic to cure it because he sucks as a wizard his magic is only useful as a deus ex machina magic isn't the answer to every problem. 
He speechifies for four pages \~/\~/\~/\~/ about magic, life and death, what to do to minimize danger from the plague, etc. In summary, he intends to split the army into a number of smaller units and scatter them through the countryside, so if one gets infected the whole force won't be crippled. Aydindril is to be quarantined, with no one allowed in or out.
There's the expected moment when Baldwin insists that Richard and Kahlan flee the plague but the decide, against all logic, to remain. Remember, loyalty to Richard is the one and only thing that protects spellcasters from Jagang's dreamwalker ability, so if Richard dies, his side loses. With that in mind, Richard's decision to risk his life by remaining in a plague-infected city seems less heroic and more criminally neglectful.
Anyway, the chapter ends.
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