A violent armed robbery catapults Alethea into a mystical journey. As she revisits the traumatic event through alternative mindscapes, she seeks out an old family friend, Fiona, who lives in solitude near the shores of Stone Cross Lake. The two women share their hopes, fears and dreams as they work together to build a stone chapel. Family secrets are finally brought out of the shadows when Alethea's mother joins them at the lake. Written in the genre of magic realism, this dreamlike novella celebrates the blurred lines of reality and the power of reconciliation.