He has always just run away. From every pain, every defeat, and from himself. He realizes this when he finds the place he may have been searching for his entire life: a bungalow amidst vineyards, maples, and elderberries. With the help of a cat that speaks to him as if it were the most natural thing in the world, and a neighbor who equally offers him her friendship, he understands the difference between loneliness and being alone - and that he must choose a life with himself.