'The Speaker' is a BL manga that follows three boys who were all raised in an American orphanage together. Sam is the book smart and inquisitive one. Hal is brave and confident. Nobu is shy and quiet, but he has a good memory and he's more capable than he thinks he is. The boys realize that something sinister is going on at their orphanage, and they decide to investigate. As a result, they get forcibly separated. The Speaker is a series set in the same universe as Zakk's "Canis - Dear Mr. Hatter / Dear Mr. Rain." While it can be read as a stand-alone series, some of the characters and their stories overlap.