Jesus of Nazareth's announcement that he is the Messiah has blazed through Jerusalem and the surrounding countryside like wildfire. As he travels through Galilee, the crowds follow him, witnessing miracles and healings. Jesus teaches the parable of the lost sheep and the return of the prodigal son. He walks on the water. With each new miracle, healing, or teaching, more and more people testify that Jesus is the Messiah.
Simeon's discipleship to Jesus the Messiah has come at a high price. Haunted by the devastation wrought after the battle of Joknean Pass, Simeon struggles to find a way to rescue Yehuda from certain death and yet still be true to Jesus' commandment to "Love thy enemies."
Discipleship has exacted a high price from Miriam as well. Her relationship with her father, Mordechai, is already strained by her interest in Jesus and tensions mount when she enters the waters of baptism. But all too soon, she is faced with a deadly choice: confess her involvement in the events at Joknean Pass and further sacrifice her relationship with her father, or remain silent and sacrifice her friends and fellow disciples to the Romans.
Meanwhile Ya'abin begins attacking Roman columns in the Judean wilderness, and Mordechai and Marcus unite to face a common threat. But Mordechai has bigger plans than simply ensnaring the Desert Fox; he plots to eliminate the threat Jesus poses to his religion and his family. And if his plans happen to also eliminate Simeon the Javelin, so much the better.
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