Binti

The Prologue of Binti: Home begins with Binti’s private lesson with Professor Okpala. Binti, once again, attempts to research the edan. During this session, Binti sees and speaks with a vision. The being demands to know her name. Binti tells the voice that she is “Binti Ekeopara Zuzu Dambu Kaipka of Namib,” but the other insists that there is more to her than that. Binti becomes overcome with rage. When she opens her eyes, she sees that her edan floats before her in dissected parts, before it reassembles itself together. Binti’s anger has forced her out of the tree and she is convinced that her anger is “unclean” (101). Binti is angry with Professor Okpala too, although the latter only praises her for her “isolated deconstruction” (102) of the edan. It is at that moment that Binti realizes that she can feel Okwu’s rage and eagerness to fight; Binti leaves the class and heads to it.

Binti takes the solar shuttle to Weapons City, where Okwu is presenting his weapons to Professor Dema. When Binti arrives, she sees Okwu dressed in body armor, its stinger dressed in weaponized casing, ready to fight with its professor.