Sam is a Comanche warrior in Kansas who stumbles along the Texas-Oregon Caravan.
Biography[]
His real name is unknown. He is first seen with Two Feathers as the Texas-Oregon caravan cross their territory in Kansas. They agree on a tax with Shea Brennan and Thomas, in other words, supper cooked up by Cookie. He then becomes a muse for Elsa Dutton. He has people call him 'Sam', stating that was the name of the man who killed his wife and took that name after killing his wife's murderer. He agreed to a race with Elsa and when he lost, he offered her his knife and called her 'Lightning with the Yellow Hair'. When a tornado struck in the area, he showed Elsa, Wade, and Colton how to take cover in an open range.
When Shea, James, and Thomas faced off against cattle rustlers, he aided them in the fight along with Two Feathers and Charles Goodnight. His relationship with Elsa advanced to the point where he offered James a horse in exchange for his daughter's hand and even showed him how to break a horse using water. When Elsa asked Sam to join them in their caravan, he chose to stay and defend whatever land they had left. Elsa went along with her family with a promise to return to him after they've settled.