The only child of the religious leader of a small island community, the pressures of the future weigh heavily on the shoulders of this attendant. Despite their doubts about their parent's teachings, they take pride in their work and are skilled at the menial task of preparing the wicker effigies that they burn for sacrifices. The year's poor harvest bothers them and, as the populace looks to appease their god, spells an ill fate for the island's mainland outsider...