Twelve years away from his family. Far from the land, from his beloved but forgotten faces.

His home is now ATHOS III. The place where he grapples with his memories. The refuge where he keeps his secrets hermetically sealed.

The only place from which he can observe - as he wishes - the silent course of his life unfolding without him; his solitude accompanied by the swell: the mute undulation of the ocean.

[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]