Summary

In “The Revelation of Judas,” Maggie had a premonition. She cast some bones to the ground, and the pattern that they formed told her something shocking. Meanwhile, Amos made a decision, wishing that Samuel and Isaiah – particularly the latter – had been more amenable, but spurred on by fresh concern for Essie. Maggie tried to stop him approaching the house, but Amos regretfully passed her and made his way to Paul’s study. In “Chronicles,” the ancestors speak again. In “Bel and the Dragon,” Kosii was chained up in a slave ship. A woman nearby was giving birth, and no one could help her. Elewa had been amongst the prisoners, but Kosii had lost sight of him and everyone else he knew by the time they boarded the ships. He speculated as to whether enemy tribes – the mountain people who...