Demi-orphaned Sara, abandoned en route to Paris by her father and new stepmother, finds herself standing on the doorstep of her grandfather's villa in the hills above Nice. Opening the door, she finds herself in the midst of a new world, full of color and mystery. Why can't Grandp re know of her friendship with blind Jacques and his seeing-eye dog Ben? What do Ludmilla's mysterious tarot cards portend? Sara's new friends hint at an important task...