Hadassah covers her scars (and identity) with veils and heavy clothing. Hadassah, who had become Alexander's assistant, learns of her old mistress' bereavement and decides to move in with Julia and care for her until she dies. Throughout the book Hadassah's mistress, Julia Valerian contracts a fatal illness due to her sexual immoral and promiscuous behavior in her younger years, and slowly dies of a wasting disease. Meanwhile, Marcus Lucianus Valerian, believing that Hadassah is dead, tries to deal with his grief by traveling to Israel (Hadassah's homeland) and learning about Hadassah's God. Although she remains crippled, she regains the ability to walk and talk. On a sudden impulse, Alexander saves Hadassah and nurses her back to health. He chooses Hadassah's, only to discover that she is alive and that the lion has struck no vital organs. A young physician, Alexander, must choose one of the mauled bodies in the arena, so that he can examine it and further his knowledge as a physician. The book begins where A Voice in the Wind left off, in the arena where Hadassah is thrown to the lions because her mistress was jealous of her purity. It was awarded a RITA Award for best inspirational romance by the Romance Writers of America in 1995. An Echo in the Darkness (1994) is the second novel in the Mark of the Lion Series by Francine Rivers.
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