Shandunka, is a man apart. He is a man torn between the world of the white settlers where he was born, and the world of the Paiute tribe who kidnapped him as a child, and made him one of their own. He never truly fit into either and was considered an outcast in both worlds. Because of this, he suffered greatly in his life. But Shandunka has the spirit of a warrior and despite his circumstances, endured and even thrived.

After having tracked down Little Cub's killers, Shandunka scalps and kills them all. In doing so, he avenges Little Cub and hopes to finally regain his own lost honor. However, Shandunka is caught by Sheriff Pat Bolton, the brother of one of Little Cub's killers. He is almost killed, but Lewis Clearview, intervenes. Clearview is the leader of a group of Quakers who wish to migrate to California. This chance meeting will lead Shandunka on another set of harrowing adventures. Here he meets the siblings Sally and Alex Hayes, and Clearview's bodyguard, Alex Winston. They will all get involved in Shandunka's trials, including a showdown with Bolton himself, a cougar, and several Apache warriors. If he survives all of this, he can regain the honor he lost when he allowed Little Cub to be killed. If he survives and endures he can finally return to his tribe with the scalps of Little Cub's killers.