Lee Masters, a handsome young cowboy, is fired from his cattle drive when his sexual orientation is discovered. Frustrated and angry, he rides to a mountain lake where he meets a Dakota native named Tatanka, who is also exiled from his tribe for refusing to adhere to tribal custom for braves who prefer men to women. They strike up a friendship, which readily turns to love. Their family is completed when a young Indian, Sleeps With Dogs, insists they take him with them on their search for a home.<br><br>Their quest to find acceptance in either the white man's world or the native population is a difficult journey. Can two men who love each other find a place in the harsh reality of the western wilderness, or will they always be walking in two worlds?

Walking in Two Worlds

Lee, Nate, Ted, Tatanka and the senior Birk sat around the kitchen table at the livery. Sleeps With Dog played on the floor with Small Puppy. 


“So, when we got that information from the boy, we knew we had the bastard,” Ted Birk was saying before finishing off the shot of whiskey Nate had served them. 


The senior Birk had filled Lee and Nate in on what had transpired inside. After Nate and Lee had taken off for town, Charlie Birk had asked Sleeps with Dog to tell him exactly what had happened. When Sleeps with Dog related that when O’Brien pulled his pants down, his ‘wic’as’a hu’ looked like a snake. Further questioning led to the conclusion that the son of a bitch had some sort of snake tattoo on his dick. Armed with that knowledge, the Birks had ridden to town, bringing Sleeps With Dog along. 


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