In this book, Ryan finds himself being stalked by the mysterious Wanagi, the ghost walker.
After a near-death encounter with the demon warrior, Dawn helps Ryan to accept and understand the Lakota people of the Stone Ridge rez. Including Tall Thunderhawk.
When Ryan and Dawn end up trying to save the wolf in the wilds of Stag Heart, they have an encounter with Mandrake, the killer grizzily.