Halley's lost a lot to the war including two family members. When the chance to fight in the cavalry comes along she decides not to let her gender get in the way. She can wield a whip ten times than any old man and fire a shotgun right after. What she finds in the woods may not want to be found but she'll bring it home and put it to good use. Posing as a good ole boy proves to be harder than she initially thought and it makes transporting her chocolate gift more difficult than she expected.