I read the first book, and the resolution to that question was so stupid it kept me from reading any more books.

Okay, I have to know now.

To experiment, I try and think "it's innocent, not as far as rape" but then I imagine someone I don't like with their hands on my waist and their tongue in my mouth...gross. It's still a huge violation.

It's an epic violation. You could just see it on the girl's face when she pushed him away and if I go further about how this ties into cultural ideas about how men 'deserve' a woman... I will be her all night.

I love that Richard accepts Kahlan as a guardian figure, and that they fight back to back.

Word. I actually love how competent both Kahlan and Zedd are - both of them are fully capable of rescuing themselves, and do.