In a small town in the Berry region, in the scorching summer heat of 1919, a war hero is locked up in an abandoned barracks. Outside the door, his battered dog barks day and night. Not far away, in the heart of the countryside, a young woman waits, exhausted from the hard work of farming, but too well-read to be considered a simple peasant. She hopes and yearns for a better future. The judge who arrives to hear the case is an aristocrat whose principles have been shaken by the war. Three characters appear onstage, with a dog between them who holds the key to the drama. This short, stunningly simple tale is full of poetry and life, and at the same time, it is a grand novel about loyalty. Showing loyalty to friends and fighting for those we love is a trait we share with animals. But isn't it also human to look beyond and recognize the brotherhood in those who oppose us?