Amaia’s investigative job
The novel's biggest paradox is that Amaia investigates the evil power linked with the mysterious deaths of infants. Ironically, one of the key people involved in such crimes was Rosana, Amaia’s biological mother. Amaia remembers the incident when her twin sister suffered a ‘crib death,’ a sacrifice offered by her mother. Therefore, the people Amaia is likely to rough up during her investigation are biologically very close to her.
The satire of the evil power
The village people believe that they can get anything they want in life if they do what the evil power demands them to do. One of the agents of the evil power in the text is Rosana, a well-known witch who participates in the mysterious disappearance of infants. Satirically, even witches cannot cheat death despite being powerful. When raging floods sweep over the village, Rosana is carried away, and many believe she is dead. Therefore, it is ironic that even the most powerful witches cannot cheat death.
The irony of Judge Markina
Judge Markina is largely involved in hearing the case of the missing infants. Amaia has presented all the necessary evidence, but to prove her case, she must confirm that the coffins of the infants presented before the judge are empty. Sardonically, Markina refuses to give orders to open the coffins. Therefore, the judge does the contrary because his orders hinder the long-awaited justice for the parents whose children have died mysteriously.
