John Mason reflects on his schooldays and early youth as he recalls his first encounters with Julius LeVallon and the beginning of their relationship, and LeVallon appears as a mysterious and otherworldly figure who leaves a powerful impression on Mason, while the two spend time together and develop a bond that feels strangely familiar as though they had known each other before, and through their conversations and shared experiences there emerge hints of memories that seem to belong to previous lives, so that Mason becomes increasingly convinced that their connection is not limited to the present but extends across deeper layers of time and existence.