Xenia, the offspring of a wealthy family in Athens, with whom she has few and only casual contacts, is an ornithologist in the Amvrakikos wetland. During a visit from a school from Arta there, she meets 8-year-old Ioanna, a cheerful and intelligent girl, and an unexpected attraction is born between them. However, Xenia soon learns that the child is being abused by her mother and stepfather.