Pain. Grief. Loneliness. This was all Christine ever knew throughout her life. Unemployed and forced to rely on the charity of others, Christine is utterly miserable. While Raoul is sent away to fight in the Franco-Prussian War, Christine is left alone to dwell on memories of a summer years past. As a simple walk against the harsh winter of 1870 turns into an unexpected venture into the darkest memories of her cruel childhood, is it too late for a little light in the dark?