After the end of the American Civil War, western Texas was still mired in disputes between whites and Indians. As a hybrid of white farmers and Indian women, Pacer Burton has become a link between the two ethnic groups. But when disputes broke out between Indian natives and whites, Pacer also bore the brunt, and his "flaming Star" curse pulled him into a whirlpool of fate. After losing his mother and father one after another, the half-brother chose to stand on the white side. How should Pacer choose between the revenge of killing his mother and Brotherhood?