"Assam & Darjeeling" tells the story of two children who go to the Underworld to rescue their dead mother after a car accident. Along the way, they have adventures with all manner of characters from mythology, folklore, and classical literature . . . and they find themselves pursued In the ninth chapter of our story, the children, having been left behind by the boatman, decide to make their own way down the river -- discovering, in the process, their new names.