- Gil stops to see an old friend only to find he broke except for 30 head of cattle. He asks Gil to let him add his cattle to the herd and go to Colorado with Gil. Gil relents and does it but his men suffer for it when Lije breaks the rules.
- While the herd is held up due to Army problems with the Kiowa, Favor visits his friend Lije Crowning. He finds Lije broke and his ranch foreclosed. Against his better judgment Favor allows Lije to add his 30 head of pasture cattle or "Querencias" to the herd along with Lije as long as he follows Favor's rules. The cattle don't want to leave home forcing the men to work harder to keep the herd moving and Lije's continual ailments keep him from helping. Lije offends the drovers with his braggadocio, insults, incompetence and failure to obey instructions. Lije takes advantage of the men with crooked cards, liquor and mundane tasks causing the men to avoid him. He cheats Hey Soos, the wrangler, dealing blackjack and gets Quince fired for drinking on the job. The final straw is when Mushy takes Lije's fancy Henry rifle to go after a mountain lion and almost dies after Favor assigned Lije to kill it. It is too late to make amends with the men but he tries before leaving camp when Favor kicks him out. As he leaves he spots a bigger problem that could destroy the herd and drive and manages to redeem himself.—Anonymous
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