Michael is an animal on the other end of the telephone behind a fortress of concrete and bars, his voice traveling over miles of wire and listing, sun-bleached power poles. I know what he is saying, like the birds I hear honking and flying south in the winter, like any other animal. I’m coming home.
Leonie only hears, understands and communicates with Michael. She can hear other creatures, but she cuts herself off from connection with anyone but Michael. It's the most unresolved portion of the story.
