Mackinnon is a trader who lives in a cabin with his trusty clerk, Wolfred Roberts. One morning, a woman makes an incessant racket outside of Mackinnon's house — the woman wants to trade her daughter for Mackinnon’s trader’s milk. When all of his efforts to drive the woman away fail, Mackinnon reluctantly accepts the offer and instructs Wolfred to take care of the girl. As Wolfred cleans up the girl's face, he discovers that the girl is beautiful — exquisitely beautiful. Wolfred realizes the danger that comes with such beauty, and he cakes the girl's face in mud once again. As time passes, Wolfred and the girl bond. Wolfred tries to teach the girl to read, write, and speak, and the girl shares cooking tips and tricks with him in return. At the end of the day, however, the slave girl remains depressed that she cannot escape Mackinnon’s ownership. Wolfred decides to poison Mackinnon and run away with the girl. The plan seems to have been successful until a day or two into their journey, when Mackinnon — whom they believed to be dead — chases after them.
Wolfred and the girl chop Mackinnon's head off, and the dismembered head starts to roll after them. Eventually, the girl and Wolfred arrive at a town, where the girl safely pursues an education. School still makes her depressed, just as before.