After so much darkness, the final chapters are with hope. Ulysses is saved, and the rescue is — a tiny squirrel and a band of misfits winning out against despair. Slowly, the broken pieces of Flora's family begin to . Most of all, Flora herself is : the hardened cynic has become a girl brave enough to love. Her guarded heart begins to , opening to everyone around her. The ending is — joyful and sad at once — but above all it shines with light.