The story opens with a description of a dream in which a bear growls at the sight of an invisible storm. The narrator explains that bears are the "arche of everything" and that he has to run away from the storm. He says that even if the storm were invisible, he would still find the dream about bears, storms, and lilies. He continues, "The scent of lilies wafted i'd always find you" . In other words, the narrator is still dreaming about bears and storms, even though he's invisible.