The Sergeant stopped the team at the top of the rise. King, who was working as a loose lead, trotted back to his master's side. Below them, on the edge of the forest, was the Lost River Trading Post. The Sergeant rode down the long slope and stepped on the brake in front of the cabin, but before he had a chance to step off the running board, one of the cabin's windows was raised, and a girl of eighteen levelled a rifle at him...