I'm in Temple of the Winds right now, and so far there is only one thing that is really bugging me.
Semi-Spoiler.
In WFR, Richard has a tracer cloud linked to him from Darken Rahl. And in TotW, Nathan has one placed on him by Zedd. Zedd says the link makes him weary, and wishes to unlink it, but in order to replace it, he needs physical contact.
My question is, how did Darken Rahl get the tracer cloud placed on Richard without touching him?