Rain has returned to the land but the population is blind to the life that is beginning to bloom around them. Struggling to overcome their fears they search for the strength to go on and discover that their quest begins with the Heart of a Nation.

 Ethan Strong is trapped at a crossroads. Raised in isolation in arid New Mexico, he had no idea that civilization would be so uncivilized. Learning that his past holds a secret that can alter the course of his life, Ethan puts his trust in a young Native American couple who help him see that love, honor and nobility still exist; and that his fate is bound to a Nation that lay in ruins.