Saga of the Mountain Sage (Book 2)
Beaten and humiliated, young Richard Hamilton is dropped onto the deck of Dave Green's boat, the Maria, looking into the barrel of Green's pistol. Captured by Packrat, Heals Like A Willow dreams of the White Mist Dog and fights a battle of wits with the Pawnee as he transports her eastward in search of his father. For both Willow and Richard, Maria's hard ascent up the Missouri becomes a journey of discovery; but danger lurks on all sides as scheming boatmen, desperate Native chiefs, and passions of the heart all conspire to destroy them. In the end, Willow will make a choice that will change her and Richard's lives forever.