Patrick, a quick-witted and independent ten-year old boy, lives in America just before the Revolutionary War. He enjoys exploring the woods and encountering nature in all its many forms. Patrick is a stone thrower, a skill that proves quite useful one warm summer day. Returning home from the creek, our adventurer finds a company of British redcoats has descended on his home and is threatening his father. The tale that follows will test in every way Patrick’s values, and ultimately, his will to survive.