The last days of the Civil War, Dawn goes mute in terror when she watches Union soldiers desecrate her sister. In that moment, she loses her sister, her plantation home and her faith. Only a kind lieutenant gives her hope. She and her younger brother, Caleb, head north to their uncle in Boston. However, their welcoming uncle dies, leaving them in the care of his lawyer who sends them to Kansas like orphan children. Once there, Jars, a dreadful man,...