To answer a question in the comments, I took four years of Latin in high school and have managed to forget just about all of it, though occasionally something will ring a bell.
Amara and Fidelius are imprisoned in the commander’s tent, which quite nicely lends itself to demonstrating the limitations on “crafting,” as I gather it’s called. They don’t so much control the element as call upon its spirit or fury for help; Amara uses air, but is covered with dirt so the spirit can’t hear her. While Fidelius uses earth, so he’s hung in a cage off the ground. There’s some interesting implications there on how the others can be neutralized, and it greatly lessens the chances for Locking MacGyver In The Store Cupboard.
Fidelius is taken out and killed, and Amara’s reaction is a surprisingly effective Tearjerker for barely even knowing her. It doesn’t help that it involves a good deal of Eye Scream as the dirt washed away by her tears is quickly replaced. Turns out the rebels are attacking the First Lord, and need information on the palace’s defenses, plus it seems that watercrafters can also tell if someone’s lying.
But that just triggers a bit of an existential crisis which gets Amara to realize that Fidelias is with the rebels, and he’s revealed to also have Azula-level lying powers. Left alone with her, he makes a passionate case that the First Lord, Gaius, has made too many enemies, and after the death of his son it’s best if his rule just ends right now. And since we’ve got nothing on how good or bad a ruler he is, I have no idea how sympathetic I’m supposed to find that.
Then it’s time for our first real action setpiece, as Amara snags a knife from Fidelias’ boot and digs herself out, then briefly takes on Aldrick before making a run for it. Yeah, it’s way too early to have the greatest fighter in the world go through Badass Decay. Finally, a very nice sequence where she jumps off a high wall, and barely manages to get enough dirt off herself to make an air cushion below her.
Then it’s into the forest, where it turns out that wood is also a crafting material here. This means Everything Trying to Kill You until she comes through the other side, and escapes over a cliff. And apparently aircrafters can use it as a magnifying glass, though I have no idea how it works. And the rebels have their own aircrafters, so the chase isn’t over yet. Yeah, throw as many powers as you can into the big chase scene, and save yourself the exposition later.
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