 Dreamer s Rock, a quartzite peak just opposite the lodge is a sacred place where First Nations youth would experience a vision to determine their life s role. Mr Travers of the Serpent River Mining Company is staying at the lodge, ostensibly to relax. Meanwhile the Chief at Birch Island has expressed concerns that Pete is not spending enough time among his own people. The Chief tells Pete that the mining company is planning to make a quarry out of Dreamer s Rock. Pete, beginning to question his friendship with Billy, finds Travers and Billy at the top of Dreamer s Rock and insists that they leave. Travers reports to his boss Evert that Dreamer s Rock is rich in minerals and plans to set up a blast. Billy and Pete conclude that despite their cultural differences, they have a common purpose: to stop Travers and Evert from blowing up Dreamer s Rock.