Summary

“Corbeau:” Chapter 1 is set at Morne Marie in Trinidad. Catherine St. Bernard is telling her granddaughter, Yejide, a story. The story details how death came to Morne Marie and how the parrots transformed into corbeaux to bring balance to the world. These birds transformed during a storm to stand guard at the border between the living and the dead.

Oathbreaker: Chapter 2 is set in Port Angeles, Trinidad. It focuses on Emmanuel Darwin who has hitched a ride with a farmer into Port Angeles. Last week, Darwin finally reached the front of the line at the government employment office. The only job available was for a gravedigger at Fidelis Cemetery. The woman looked at Darwin’s dreadlocks and tam and told him if she had anything else that she would give it to him. Darwin had no option but to take...