Firehair #8

Firehair discovers a wounded Piute warrior on Dakota land and brings him to Chief Tehama for questioning, but the captive escapes—leaving behind clues that reveal the Piutes are planning war in disguise. Racing against time while the tribe's warriors are away celebrating an ancient ceremony, Firehair and Little Ax must track down the Piute raiders before they strike at the village.

Firehair, the adopted daughter of the Dakota Nation, must settle a bitter dispute when a starving Cree named Red Knife is caught stealing from a Dakota trap—only to reveal that his entire tribe's winter stores were raided weeks before. As Firehair welcomes the desperate Crees into her village, a shocking discovery exposes a thief much closer to home, forcing her to uncover the truth behind a boastful warrior's tall tale.

In "Scalps for Buffalo Men," Cackling Crow’s boastful tale of killing three Cree braves unravels when a stolen necklace he wears betrays his true role—raider of an empty Cree village. The story unfolds with tense, quiet dread as the weight of his actions begins to speak louder than his words.

In the dusty frontier town of Sneed, a corrupt sheriff murders a miner to seize his claim, then frames the dead man’s partner for the crime. With the innocent man facing a mob’s noose, Firehair rides in to uncover the truth before justice is taken by blood.