In Chapter 3 of The Bronze Bow, why does Simon come to visit Daniel?

In the first chapter of The Bronze Bow, Daniel meets a brother and sister, Joel and Malthace, on the mountain. He asks them to send word to Simon in the village, a mutual acquaintance, letting him know where Daniel is. In Chapter 3, Simon is led by some of Rosh's scouts to Daniel blindfolded. Daniel thinks that Simon may be interested in joining Rosh's band because he knows that Simon also wants to fight...

In the first chapter of The Bronze Bow, Daniel meets a brother and sister, Joel and Malthace, on the mountain. He asks them to send word to Simon in the village, a mutual acquaintance, letting him know where Daniel is. In Chapter 3, Simon is led by some of Rosh's scouts to Daniel blindfolded. Daniel thinks that Simon may be interested in joining Rosh's band because he knows that Simon also wants to fight to overthrow the Romans. However, Simon explains that he has come to let Daniel know that Amalek, Daniel's former master, died two weeks ago. Since Daniel ran away from Amalek, who had paid for Daniel to serve him, Daniel has not dared return to the village, for he would have fallen under Amalek's control again. Now Simon tells Daniel that Amalek has died, leaving no heirs, meaning that Daniel is now released from his "bond," or required servitude. Therefore, Daniel has no reason not to visit his grandmother and sister, whom he has not seen in two years. Daniel agrees to go to the village with Simon to see his family.