The Misfortunates are surprised and awoken by mysterious music not once but twice in the same 24 hours as Butler discovers a magic violin with homicidal tendencies beneath their home--and then a religious debate is sparked when some new arrivals in town propose an alternative to the dominant Avacynian religion...And the people of Estwald, destitute and with nowhere else to turn, are willing to listen.
Brettville makes a new friend, Anna grapples with her drinking problem, and Koot offers to help with someone's gardening problem.
