While on a Northern Minnesota Boundary Water's canoe trip, a father and son found something that was left by Sgt. Carl Larsson eight months earlier. Why was it there? Under what circumstance was it left? The answers to those mysteries take the reader back fourteen months to the time of Carl Larsson's and Anna 'Loakie's' wedding and honeymoon. From that point forward, Carl's life is a roller-coaster ride that includes love, rescue, death, sorrow, friendships, good fortune, and a promise that can't be broken.

During this time, Carl was wanted by unscrupulous characters from St. Paul that were out to kill him and steal what was his. He must also deal with his own inner demons and make a choice of life or death. His journey took him from Duluth to Minneapolis and back with friendships, malice, and lawyers. Through his perseverance, he found his destiny deep in the Minnesota North Country after his struggle for survival in freezing cold, wind, and snow. The conditions inflicted an unbearable toll on his body while he battled wolves, pondered a mysterious presence, and discussed his way forward with God as Carl fulfilled his promise.