Pearl-Maiden Chapter 10 - Benoni

In which Caleb, now a well-armed and ambitious young gentleman, visits Tyre to claim his house and seeks counsel from the wealthy and troubled Benoni, his grandfather, concerning his disputed inheritance and the enigmatic maiden Miriam. Their meeting is shadowed by political intrigue and warnings from the Roman Marcus, revealing tensions of faith and power that weave through the lives of Jew, Roman, and Christian alike.