In chapter 6 of The Bronze Bow, where did Joel and Thacia hide Daniel?
In Chapter 6, Daniel comes to Joel's house after he has been wounded in a skirmish with a Roman soldier. Daniel has previously made a poor impression on Joel's father, so it is risky for him to return there, but he knows of no one else who might help him. Thacia lets him into the house, and he passes out in front of her from the trauma of his wound. Thacia gets Joel to drag Daniel, unconscious, into a storage area where grain is kept. They keep him there that evening as they begin to nurse his wound, but they realize that the servants might come to get grain, and then they would discover Daniel. They know their father would not want Daniel in the house, especially when he is on the run from the Roman authorities. There is a passageway between two walls in their home where Joel and...
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Thacia used to play as children. No one in the home would have a reason to go there, so it is a safe place for them to keep Daniel as he is recuperating from his injury.
Where do Joel and Malthace hide Daniel in chapter 6 of The Bronze Bow and why?
In chapter 6, Daniel is confronted by two Roman soldiers while he is leaving Hezron's home and they demand that he water their horses. Unable to control his temper, Daniel throws the water into the soldier's face and suffers a serious blow to his ribs but manages to escape. Daniel ends up staggering back to Hezron's home, where Malthace meets him at the door and ends up hiding him in a storage closet. She is aware that her father will refuse to allow Daniel back into their home, which is why she immediately hides him. When Joel arrives, he mentions that he is afraid that a servant will open the closet and discover Daniel. Joel then remembers a secret room that he discovered as a child, which is hidden between two walls. The space is very small and is only two cubits wide, which is equivalent to three feet. Malthace and Joel proceed to drag Daniel to the hidden room in between the two walls to prevent anyone from discovering him. Malthace then attempts to nurse Daniel back to health by dressing his wounds and giving him wine. She also provides Daniel with a sack of grain for a pillow and he ends up staying in the secret room for five days and five nights until he regains his strength to leave Hezron's home.