The End of the Feud

Clarence Stone grew up surrounded by violence. In the hills and hollows of West Virginia, his family feuded with neighboring Burton clan, the big dogs of the region After seeing countless family buried before their time, Clarence set out to escape. His plan was simple: Run away and join the army. Unfortunately for him, his did it just a few months before shots were fired at Fort Sumter…

Now, despite his best intentions, war has made a far better killer than any of his quarrelsome family ever were. Still, his plain remains the same; go home, pick up his prize horse, and get as far away from the feud as possible. Let the fools dumb enough to fight it wipe themselves out. But the few remaining Burtons are not going to let any Stone escape, and are ready and willing to chase him all the way to the Rockies to see the job done. Stone’s only ally is a strange tomboy travelling west alone, convinced of her own toughness for reasons he’ll never understand. Adding to his troubles, an uprising of plain’s tribes rampages across the plains, endangering his chosen path. The man has seen enough of war, and wants only a place to carve out a life of his own; but in the end it may be that the fight he flees is the only thing awaiting him.