Roj is running for his life. Fierce, ageless warriors and men from a secret society all hope to seize him because they think he can lead them to a hidden power that was stolen long ago from a distant king. Roj has only one chance for survival. He must become the Horse Stalker, the man the old legends say can change the future. Roj is a young horseman of the high desert. He longs to be judged a man. Soon he will long for the love of a mysterious woman. And in time he will understand the longing of his people, all of whom carry a wound from an awesome power, the Root of Glory.