While at a healing ceremony, Joey crosses paths with a girl that is unlike anyone he has ever met. Soon after, he retreats with his grandfather to continue learning about families and where they come from. In seeking greater understanding, Grandpa Ben sends Joey off to look for families in nature and how they are created. However, Joey's search brings him back to the seemingly strange girl from the ceremony. Eager to find out why she has followed him into the woods, Joey discovers on his own how much they have in common. Are there two children from the Cheyenne returning to the nature ways? If so, why hadn't Joey been told? Soon Joey's lessons take a shocking turn as he discovers the lost secret of the Nature Ways. This stranger may hold the key to his spiritual path.