The fireside gathering is in full swing when the news arrives: Renée is back. She’s moving back into the family home that her brother Modeste now shares with his wife Elenore. The two have raised Renée’s daughter, Athena, as their own. Athena is trying to make sense of her new situation, even as her mother’s feet are starting to itch. Renée owns a vacant lot in Ste. Anne, the one in the photo showing Athena, where a house is waiting to be built.