1756 . TRAVELING WEST OF THE COLONIES WITH A SMALL PARTY SHANNON LOSES HER WAY IN THE WILDERNESS SOON DRENCHED BY DRIVING RAINS AND FORCED BY POWERFUL WINDS INTO THE SHELTER OF A CAVE. STRIPPING QUICKLY SHE IS DRAWN TO THE FLICKERING WARMTH OF FIRE WITHIN BUT SHE STOP THE COLD SURELY SHE MUST BE DREAMING.