Each of the four villages of the Cote Vermeille has its own character, its own season, its own element. Into each environment arrives a stranger, alone and unattached. A splash of water, smoldering ashes, an aromatic oil, or a childhood melody works on the characters and brings them to the edge of a new understanding. As each character discovers his village, he learns something about himself. The transformation is sometimes long and painful, sometimes as imperceptible as a breath of air.