Book 2 Summary

Madame Koto was a very mysterious person; Azaro realized this the more time he spent with her at the bar. She performed rituals in the backyard, planting pebbles in the earth, or digging them up. She was determined that Azaro would attract customers for her. Koto treated all customers with respect; though there were very few to begin with. Azaro would spend his time swatting flies away from the palm wine. Women would stop by in the afternoon on the way to the market and he learned much from eavesdropping on their conversations. Azaro didn't work well with customers; usually he would look around for Koto when someone came in and asked for service. Then there was a day when three strange men came in the bar. Each looked odd and had six fingers on each hand. When Azaro came back with Madame...