For as long as anyone can remember, the People have had a scred Covenant with their brother Bear. Now, without warning, the bond has been shattered as a bear stalks the People on their annual trip to the summer council. Fearing the bear is an evil spirit in disguise, Singing Wold knows he must take matters into his own hands- even if it means breaking the Covenant, wresting power from his father, holdy man Walks in the Sun, and alienating his beloved Rain. But as Singing Wolf and Walks in the Sun each struggle to understand the broken Covenant, their crisis foretells an even greater challenge facing the People= both from within and without.
