Declan, a young hunter in old France, finally masters his father's ancient bow after years of patient training. On his first solo hunt, he becomes obsessed with a breathtakingly beautiful white doe that "blazed like winter lightning". While tracking her at night, he injures his leg and finds refuge in a forest cabin where a mysterious girl named Amaly tends to his wounds and teaches him about the forest's edible plants. Amaly shares a poignant song about how "wild beauty thrives" best when it is not caged or possessed. When Declan later corners the white doe in the moonlight, he notices the striking resemblance between the deer's fur and Amaly's hair and realizes they are one and the same. Recalling her words, he chooses to lower his bow and let her go, returning home with herbs instead of a trophy. He learns that the deepest way to love s ...