On Christmas Eve, young Clara is panicked by the prospect of a new stepmother and flees to the woods on a journey of self-discovery where snowy magic helps her reconcile with her mother's death.
As her father prepares to re-marry two years after her mother's death, young Clara goes on a journey of self-discovery in the snowy forest on Christmas Eve. After getting lost in the woods, she is confronted by the spirit of her mother, a service woman lost in battle, who challenges her daughter to move forward.