The "Night Rain" isn't just weather; it's a "perpetual, localized deluge" that clings to Elias's house like a shroud. While the neighbors enjoy sunny lawns and singing birds, Elias is trapped in a "percussive assault" of water. But the storm isn't coming from the clouds, it's a physical manifestation of "overwhelming empathic distress." To find a way to the "distant shore" of normalcy, Elias must learn to navigate the internal tempests of his own heart and face the "Spectral Figures" that walk through the downpour.