It's fall of 1864, as a half Cherokee woman named Jera flees her homeland in the East. She meets a Cheyenne warrior by the name of Warrior of the River. Both are haunted by their pasts and bonded by tragedy. The pair quickly develop a friendly relationship. Jera stays with River and his people as winter bares down on them. After the devastation of the Sand Creek massacre, River, who has been advoctiong peace with the settlers, becomes increasingly...