The Lone Rider #15

When Amy Slate retreats to the wilderness to become a hermit after Mike Wallace rejects her, the Lone Rider must use clever tactics and the help of local Indians to bridge the growing distance between them. With Lightnin' and Old Hermit Slate caught in the middle, old wounds and new challenges test their resolve.

In the rugged frontier of 1953, a wounded man with no memory of his past stumbles upon Lightnin', a horse he doesn’t recognize but feels drawn to. As the dust settles and the silence of the wild presses in, the bond between rider and steed begins to stir—though neither can yet say how.

In a time of drought, a young boy named Swift Arrow—once known as Comet's Tail—faces doubt over his readiness for an archery contest. When a desperate elder woman is ignored by the winner, Swift Arrow quietly helps her, setting off a chain of events that leads to a mysterious encounter with Many Hearts. The old man gifts him a golden arrow, urging him to aim it at the sky and end the barren season.