To this day, my life has been a series of comedically bad timing, near-death experiences, and wet socks. I can’t hold an egg without dropping it, and at least once a day, a bird defecates on my head.…

Two cages I have escaped so far, though my parents strove to keep me safe within. Now I must go, in defiance of their wishes, to confront the one who holds the final key.…

Everything felt wrong with Alonna’s death. Omambara went to Afa in panic, and it led them to a new keeper, Juochi, Alonna’s nine-year old son.…