Pearl-Maiden Chapter 4 - The Birth Of Miriam

In which a desperate escape by sea thrusts Rachel and her faithful companion Nehushta into a fierce tempest off the Syrian coast, culminating in harrowing loss and a solitary survival on a barren shore. Against this sombre backdrop, Rachel gives birth to a child she names Miriam, entrusting her future to Nehushta with sacred charges before yielding to the inevitable peace of death.