The Right of Way — Volume 02

Along the wild currents of the Chaudière, a lone raft cuts through midnight darkness, piloted by Jo Portugais—a restless woodsman, guide, and river‑driver who lives by his own rules. When the glow of Charlemagne’s tavern flickers then vanishes, a muffled splash signals trouble, and Jo confronts a struggling figure drifting out of the water. The rescued stranger clutches a curious eyeglass, igniting questions of past sins and dangerous debts.

Jo’s reputation as a wanderer stretches from the pine‑lined banks to the far reaches of Hudson’s Bay, yet his own history is scarred by loss: his parents died in a single year, leaving him with a hardened exterior and a secret that still haunts him. As he wrestles with the mystery of the wounded man and the ominous words spoken to him, the river’s relentless flow mirrors his internal tide of guilt and curiosity. Listeners are drawn into a world where the wilderness holds both refuge and peril, and every ripple may conceal another hidden story.