Elizabeth was a Fire training to be a warrior when the Easterners attacked. They were unable to bend any of the four elements like the Westerners, but they had become far more dangerous after centuries of being isolated and suppressed. They have destroyed everything Elizabeth has once loved. There's no time to mourn - she has to bring Damon, the prince, to safety at Lexington Military Base. She's accompanied by visions of a mysterious man and when she gets to the base, she discovers that she is far more important in the demise of the terrorists that have destroyed her country. There is a power inside her that makes her different from her people. And it is the only thing that will destroy them.