In 1845 New Mexico, Thomas Craigavon has created a life for himself and his family. Working for the powerful Bent & St. Vrain Company has given him the opportunity to feed the unfettered and ever lasting wanderlust, which has come to be the core of his being. Unknown to Tom, a malevolent woman from his past searches for him in want of revenge. For over twenty years, she has focused her hatred toward Tom. Using her son as an instrument of revenge, she strikes out at TomA[a–a[s friends and family in the east, in New Mexico and among the Cheyenne. With war raging in Mexico and unrest in the newly conquered New Mexico, Tom must make his way home to protect his family and friends from an unknown foe. He then begins his own quest for retribution and to win back the love and respect of his wife.