It was said that the eyes of moon elves glowed with the light of their gods both during the day and the night. This was a blessing for the moon elves. However, Karuks eyes did not glow, for they were as black as night, and the elders had believed his heart would be just as dark. He was born bigger and stronger and with light-colored hair. The elders debated whether or not to take this young elf to the woods and leave him to die. This way the darkness within him would die with him. However, fate had its own plans, and the elves decided to raise the child within the camp in hopes that the darkness would fade from him and the blessing of the elves would fall on him before he became a man. That same night, Jimni and Dawgknight were born. Jimnis cub was a gray saber-toothed wolf with eyes that glowed green. He named the cub Emerald. Dawgknights cub was a saber-toothed tiger with fur as black as the darkest night and eyes that glowed light blue. He named his cub Soul. After they and their pets where trained, they began their brotherly competitions with each other. They competed so much that they even had a bet that the loser would have to name his firstborn son after the one who was knighted first.

The story that began with WHERE THE WILD WIND BLOWS continues. Struggling to come to terms with a heartbreaking loss, Katie and Black Moon are plunged into a turbulent set of circumstances when the peace of the Powder River Country is shattered by a brutal attack on a Cheyenne village. A new threat arises, testing the strength of their love and challenging Black Moon's vow that nothing would ever come between them again. But broken vows, like broken hearts, are as certain as the winter wind.

Lakota warrior Black Moon has fought long and hard against the Long Knives, but in the aftermath of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, his people are forced onto agencies where they live at the mercy of the white man. The death of a beloved friend plummets him into a well of uncertainty over his ability to keep the people safe when a new enemy, the Northern Pacific Railroad, threatens their future. It is an enemy unlike any he has ever fought. Its weapon was progress and it could not be stopped. To safeguard her family from this dangerous new threat, Katie strikes a bargain with the government, but it is a bargain that comes with a very high price. As Black Moon struggles against the most importantbattle he will ever fight - the one withim himself - peace and acceptance come from a most unexpected source.