Against The Sun
by rbutler
Anti-Hero LeadWar and MilitaryGrimdarkMultiple Lead CharactersStrong Lead
1838.
The Trail of Tears has claimed four thousand Cherokee lives.
On the Texas plains, a Comanche band buries their own dead — killed by the same soldiers, the same government, the same men in Washington who sign orders and never see the blood.
Five warriors decide to ride east and do the impossible: assassinate the President of the United States.
Crow — an aging warrior who watches everything and talks too much.Rain — wife who refuses to be left behind.Stone — a warrior who speaks little.Fox — a young man who has never seen the world beyond the plains.Ridge — a Cherokee who already died once and is just waiting to finish.
And a stubborn grey donkey that hates everyone but refuses to stay behind.
This is a story about grief, justice, and the long ride home.
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