After having a cavalry band is massacred by the Cheyenne, two lands remain: Honus, a innocent private dedicated to his duty, and Cresta, a young woman who had dwelt with the Cheyenne 2 decades and whose sympathies lie more with them than with the US government. Together, they must attempt to get to the cavalry's main base camp. Since they travel onward, Honus is torn between his growing attachment for Cresta.