Mountain Men have chosen solitude in the rugged wilderness for their own reasons. When devastation rips through their lives, their sorrows are like Echoes of Thunder throughout the mountains. Kendrick’s Anguish Kendrick was grief-stricken after losing the love of his life. His grief turned to rage when he learned he was being threatened by someone trying to take his daughter away from him. Mountain folk, always wary of strangers, didn't like anyone attempting to 'civilize' them. None of them wanted change. City folks were unwelcome and not trusted. Living with the threat of losing his daughter was proof of them being untrustworthy. Kendrick was now more suspicious of newcomers, and several had moved close by, keeping him watchful at all times. While still overcome with grief and now fighting the biggest battle of his life, he didn’t have patience for these strangers and their silly notions, nor the time to help them through a rough mountain winter. They weren’t his concern, but the unspoken code of the mountains demanded looking out for your neighbor. He knew he was heading for trouble the first time he accidentally offered help.