Y/N L/N is on her way West, towards California-- the "golden land", as it's come to be known. The only things that set her apart from the scores of others heading the same way are her gender (which she's hidden for the purpose of finding a wagon train to hire her on) and the fact that she's not as much running towards as running from. She thinks she's got her problems worked out by heading west, but the arrival of one boy just as they're about to leave, and his subsequent joinment to their caravan, mean they're just getting started...