The story is set in America during the time of the American civil war. Lieutenant John Dunbar is a brave soldier who fought for the northern part of the country. After he gets wounded during a battle Lieutenant Dunbar gets a mark of distinction for his brave efforts for the army. He had made a lot of bad experiences in his hard life. So he decided to ask the Admiral for removal to Fort Sedwick. It was a base somewhere in the prairie in Indian reservation. The Admiral was very suprised about his request because nobody has been there for the last 10 years and it was a abandon and dangerous area because nobody could help him there, if he would get ill or if Indians would attack him. But the Lieutenant told him that he wants to leave the cruel civilisation and wants to see the east as long as it still exists and wants to experience nicer things than wars and poverty. The Admiral permitted his request and told him to pack all his things and ride with Farmer Joe, who will transport all the supplies, to Fort Sedwick.
             So the Lieutenant and Joe started their trip. The journey was very strenous because the way through the prairie was uneven and the hot sun shined during the whole day. After 4 days the two of them arrived there. Lieutenant Dunbar inspected the Fort and saw that it was not in a good state. In the meanwhile Joe had unloaded the cart. He gave the Lieutenant best wishes and went home. The Lieutenant had a brought diary with him where he would notice all his experiences. Every day he patrolled through the grassland and discovered new things. After some time he made friends with a shy wolf. Dunbar called him Two Socks. The wolf always took care of him and warned him when danger was near and they often played together and soon the two of them got good partners. John Dunbar didn't knew why the wolf watched him and stayed near the Fort all the time. The Lieutenant noticed in his diary that the wolf and himself seem to have a kind of re...