Naked Empire pg. 348-393

Richard and his group are faced with a small narrow crevice that leads to the other side of the mountains and Owen's homeland. Richard wants to go through it, so they do not risk being seen by the birds, but it is a very tight fit in some places with only room to wiggle through. They were making it through with little problems until they were almost at the end were they had to go around the edge, and not go straight to the light or risk being struck. Jennsen rushed towards the light against Richard's orders and got stuck. Richard go everyone out of the save then went back and managed to pull Jennsen out. While saving Jennsen, he found the second beacon which was for him meaning Richard is the only one who can fix the boundary.
The beacon appeared to be Richard in a statue, but it was slowly becoming black. Richard and Kahlan do not think that these represents the poison in him, but his gift failing. Once his gift fails they are uncertain about what will happen, but then the boundary will not be able to be reconstructed.
Once they were in Owen's homeland, they found a interesting statue. It looked like a warden watching for any enemies that may attack, and to protect against them. It had writing on it about some kind of danger in D'Haran that Richard could not interrupt. Tom and Owen were sent to get Owen's friends while Richard, Kahlan, Cara, and Jennsen went to make a camp.
The warning at first glance made it seem that it had to do something with the ungifted, but I do not think it will be that simple an believe it refers to Nicholas. Richard is about to take matters into his own hands and act on his will not other which will turn things for a more interesting turn. While making the camp Richard gave an interesting talk about how people are individuals, and most be judged on their actions, not the actions our the group people associate them with which I believe is something that we all need to work on because people have tendencies to try and judge people before they know them based on actions.