The Oregon Territories, 1850's. Lame Elk of the Shoshone and Two Horns of the Blackfoot are bitter enemies, leading their people through disease, famine, and almost constant battle. Meanwhile, Corby, a falsely accused young man, ends up saving Donovan, the ex-marshal pursuing him. The two unlikely friends travel through the Oregon Territories, where Corby finds he has an uncanny ability with a gun, and where his story and that of the battling tribes becomes linked. Some descriptions of violence. 2008.