She falls in love with Zehun, a lieutenant of Attila the Hun, after he saves her from savages who want her dead. She returns the favor by saving Zehun just seconds before he is sliced to pieces by Roman soldiers who have captured him. In a breathtaking display, she takes down seven soldiers with seven arrows in as many seconds, shooting both left- and right-handed with her bow. This unfolds in an action-packed fantasy world that Emma Armbrust has created as a refuge from her autism. In real life, her autism allows her to communicate with her jumping horse, Tower, as people and horses did millions of years ago.Emma is 18 years old, tall, blonde, and beautiful. She lives in the hills of Malibu, California, where she also falls in love with Jules, a troubled young man her age who is also a social outcast. However, there is one problem: Zehun and Jules look exactly alike, even though they live 2,000 years apart. As Emma struggles to resolve this love triangle, she survives medication intended to make her "normal" and ultimately rides Tower to victory in the National Grand Prix, saving her family's horse ranch from bankruptcy.