Despite the raging war between French and British, Scottish
exile Duncan McCallum has begun to settle into a new life on
the fringes of colonial America, traveling the woodlands
with his companion Conawago, even joining the old Indian on
his quest to find the last surviving members of his tribe.
But the joy they feel on reaching the little settlement of
Christian Indians is shattered when they find its residents
ritually murdered. As terrible as the deaths may be,
Conawago perceives something even darker and more alarming:
he is convinced they are a sign of a terrible crisis in the
spiritworld which he must resolve.
Trying to make sense of the murders, Duncan is accused by
the British army of the crime. Escaping prison to follow the
trail of evidence, he finds himself hounded by vengeful
soldiers and stalked by Scottish rebels who are mysteriously
trying to manipulate the war to their advantage. As he
pieces together the puzzle of violence and deception he
gradually realizes that it may not only be the lives of
Duncan and his friends that hang in the balance, but the
very survival of the native tribes. When he finally
discovers the terrible truth, Duncan is forced to make a
fateful choice between his beloved Highland clans and the
woodland natives who have embraced and protected him.
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