In a small town in Berry and in the suffocating heat of the summer of 1919, a war hero is held captive in the depths of a deserted barracks.

Outside the door, his weary dog barks incessantly, day and night.

Not far from there, in the countryside, a young woman, worn out from agricultural work but too educated to be called a simple peasant, waits and hopes.

The military interrogator who comes to clarify the case is an aristocrat whose principles have been shaken by the war.

Three characters and, among them, a dog, who holds the key to the drama...
Full of poetry and vitality, this little narrative, seemingly simple, is also a great novel about devotion.
To be faithful to one's friends, to fight for those one loves, is a quality that we share with animals. But perhaps the special characteristic of humans is to go further and be able to recognize our brother even in the face of the one who fights against us.