Inaremotehouseonahilltop,alonelyboy
witnessesaprofoundlytraumaticevent.Hetries—andfails—toflee.
Leftalonewithhisincreasinglyderangedparent,hedreams
ofsafety,ofjoiningtheotherchildreninthe
townbelow,ofescape.Whenatlastastranger
knocksathisdoor,theboysensesthathis
daysofisolationmightbeover.Butbywhat
authoritydoesthismankeepthemeticulousrecordshe
carries?Whatisthepurposebehindhisquestions?Is
hefriend?Enemy?Orsomethingelsealtogether?