Even after his brush with death, Joel is willing to give up everything for Rosh’s cause. This is exactly what Daniel has been working toward. Yet his faith in Rosh is now fatally undermined, and he receives Joel’s expression of loyalty with ambivalence. After the near disaster in the raid, not to mention Rosh’s refusal to help, Daniel is totally disillusioned with Rosh and his way of resisting Rome. In fact, he doesn’t believe that’s truly Rosh’s goal after all.