Daniel is
initially loyal to Rosh, the leader of the band of zealots that Daniel has joined. Like many
young men, he's drawn to Rosh, this dangerous man of action, by his extraordinary charisma and
powerful personality.
However, as time goes on, Daniel becomes thoroughly
disillusioned by Rosh. Though Daniel and the other zealots display great loyalty to Rosh, such
loyalty is not reciprocated. It eventually becomes clear to Daniel that Rosh is a deeply selfish
individual only interested in looking out for Number One.
For good measure,
Rosh shows a distinct lack of loyalty to his own people, the very people he's supposed to be
protecting and defending from the Roman oppressors. Rosh has no compunction with stealing from
fellow Jews, something that Daniel finds repugnant.
In that sense, one could
say that Daniel shows great loyalty to his people in leaving Rosh's band of zealots. He knows
that, whatever Rosh may say about driving the Romans out of Israel, he's as much the enemy of
the Jewish people as any Roman. Though Daniel will later go on to show loyalty to Jesus in
choosing to follow him, his motivations are the same: he believes that he's doing the right
thing.
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