There are several things Scarlett doesn't know. Who was her father? Why did her mother abandon her when she was a baby, leaving her with the fire wielding Karaina warriors? And why does she have no fire magic if her mother had been a Karaina herself?
What she does know is that the world needs the Karainas to fight the Hova, the blood drinking monsters of the North. And if she wants to become a Karaina...