Shining Moon, an Arapaho Indian took shelter in a barn during a violent storm, only to wake up to people arguing. It was a man and a woman and the man was forcing himself on the lady. Defending her honor, Shining Moon jumped in to save her from a sad fate, killing her want to be lover. Escaping out the back door of the barn, he finds her following him. "You cannot go with me, don't your realize what would happen if they caught a white girl with a torn dress and a Indian?" He told her. But she followed anyway. Now they were on a journey to flee her irate father. But if they were caught Moon knew he'd be hanged without a trial, and she'd be scorned. They had to run now!