This is the third in a series of novels about Natty Bumppo. The bloody war for colonial rule continues on the North American continent. Leatherstocking, this time named Pathfinder, serves as a scout and guide in the British army. By the will of fate, this time he is given the task of not only fighting enemies, but also saving a friend who is suspected of treason. And all this at the moment when the heart of a forest tramp was touched by love for the first time in his life.