Jonathan Banner discovers American soldiers on an expedition to find the source of the Mississippi River, which they hope is the natural border between the U.S. and Canada.
In 1817, Falcon and Banner are sent to Fort Gannon to stop whiskey traders from disrupting the fur trade. The three whiskey traders make the first move, attacking and injuring a preacher.
Jonathan Banner and Pierre Falcon escort Peter Swayze, a member of the Hudson Bay Company's Board of Directors, back to the fort. While he is eventually meant to replace the current factor of the company, Swayze is ignorant and childish. During a trade with the Ojibwe tribe, the factor negotiates...
Jonathan Banner and Pierre Falcon are sent to exhume the corpse of Moore (a mass murderer) and bring it back to their fort. They are accompanied by Kendricks, the man who killed and buried Moore. As they travel, they discover inconsistencies in Kendricks' story about Moore. Falcon is spooked by t...
