Emberice is, in one word, different. She is an IceWing, but has some features that other IceWings don't, such as orange eyes, weirdly curving spikes, and something even deadlier than frostbreath: Firescales. When Emberice finds out that she is secretly half SkyWing, her world changes dramatically. Because of her differences, the IceWings throw her out of the Ice Kingdom, telling her to never return, as she is too dangerous to be there. When she is captured by SkyWings, she escapes, and has to survive as a fugitive, knowing that she can never go back to the Sky Kingdom while the present queen rules. While a fugitive, she learns a valuable lesson on survival, and what it really means to be a dragon.