"Chip Chippendale met Reese Balleen after the War Between the States, when the two cowboys drove a herd up from Texas together. When Chip laid eyes on Wyoming, he knew he was home, and the two friends split off on different trails. But when Reese's home is burned by a marauding band of Cheyenne warriors, he's faced with ruin--and makes matters worse by gunning down the Cheyenne leader's son. Now a target of the most vicious renegade on the high plains, Reese turns to his old friend Chip. And Chip never forgets his friends."