The City

The majority of the novel takes place in the City. The Magician, Wick, Rachel, Mord, and the Company all inhabit this area. Some other minor characters who stay in this area are Charlie X, the mutant children, Borne, and the Mord proxies. The story occurs in the city when the Strange Bird is captured by the Magician and made into a cloak. This city is a rundown, rotten city that is long past its prime.

The Prison

The Prison is the setting of this novel after the Strange Bird is caught by the storm. The Strange Bird in this setting is stuck in her jail cell for most of the time. The Old Man lives in this prison along with weasels, a strange traveler, and some corpses. The prison is old and abandoned. Almost all of the Strange Bird’s interaction with the Old Man occurs in...