When Kahlan first told me about the history of the three lands, she said the council had taken actions that had made the death of a wizard's wife and daughter at the hands of a quad stand for nothing, and as punishment the wizard did the worst thing possible to them: he left them to suffer the cosequences of their own actions.

   “Sometimes if a trick is done properly, it can be better than magic.  In fact, I would go so far as to say a good trick is real magic.”
   “But still, it was just a trick.”
   The wizard held up a finger, “Results, Richard.  That's what counts.  Your way, those men would have all lost their heads.”