What does Daniel feel when he leaves his family to go back to the mountains?

Daniel
feels incredibly lonely and distant whenever he returns to the mountain from his exciting,
illuminating experience in the village. After spending five years on the mountain with Rosh and
his band of selfish, greedy zealots, Daniel misses numerous opportunities to develop genuine
friendships with adolescents his age. In his hometown, Daniel narrowly escapes several Roman
soldiers and manages to survive a serious wound to his ribs, which happened during an
altercation with a Roman soldier on his way back to the mountain. Fortunately, Malthace greets
Daniel at the door and nurses him back to health in a hidden room in Hezron's home. While Daniel
is recovering, he tells his life story to Malthace and...