Adiodato is an old priest about to retire. Ramiro, the young priest who is going to succeed him, talks to him about his fear of inheriting the church.
It is the story of a moneyless middle-aged magician whose life takes an unexpected turn when a little girl who seems to have supernatural abilities, truly "magical" powers, begins to appear frequently in his garden, causing him to rethink his profession, his vision of magic and, ultimately, his life.
The day after his father's funeral, Manuel waits for the arrival of his sister Olalla, with whom he has not spoken in more than twenty years. Twenty years since their mother died, at which time she left home without warning and never returned. Olalla returns with the subconscious idea of understanding his brother's decision to condemn his life to staying in that remote place in rural Galicia, a question that he does not even consider.
