An Orb, only known as It, is flung to Earth to be watched from a distance. It is capable of changing forms from the entities whose reflections it absorbs, first becoming a rock and then, as the temperature rises, moss. It doesn't move until a wolf at death's door passes by on a snowy day. When It becomes the animal form, It becomes aware of its own consciousness and begins to wander with no apparent purpose in mind. It soon encounters the wolf's master—a young lad who is waiting for his tribe to return from a paradise rich in fish and fruit in the south. Despite his loneliness, the youngster hopes that people he cherishes in his memories have not forgotten him and that he will be remembered.