Seventeen years have elapsed since the fall of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem. Christianity is traveling the world, and Yael and Mishi have established the first Christ-centered boarding school in Israel. Enrollment continues to grow, and facility needs are outstripping demand. Young men and women from all twelve tribes are coming to learn about this new Torah, this young couple have become famous Torah scholars. A roman Patrol assaults some of the parents whose children attend the school, and Caleb retaliates, using the skills his Uncle Rufus taught him. Caleb's combat skills are put to the test for the first time, and he kills most of the Roman patrol in less than two minutes, but not before many of the parents and students are killed or taken captive.Caleb and Eliza run for their lives. Taking only his uncle's ring, which signifies the title of Legate in the army, Caleb finds a way to meet with the emperor of Rome to make his case for clemency. The emperor sees the undeveloped warrior and decides to put him to the test with an unanticipated battle in the Coliseum in front of 70,000 blood-hungry citizens. Caleb is forced to choose between the core tenets of his faith and his loyalty to his remaining family in a showdown with the most powerful man in the world.