An Old Man at the end of his days drowns in solitude and depression in his asylum-like fortress, abandoned in a dystopian world made up of bottomless cliffs and obscured by fog. The Old Man tries to break free from his psychological fears, and strives against the self-oppression he created in the form of a mysterious Creature, depicted as a menacing bird-like tenant of the house who keeps him imprisoned. As time wears out, from his window the Old Man finds hope as he observes a struggling Donkey that carries an enormous bundle past his fort everyday and crosses a crumbling bridge to nowhere. The Old Man's curiosity grows together with courage and strength to rebel against the Creature and put an end to his state of torment and discomfort.