Leadership doesn’t always arrive when you’re ready for it—sometimes it finds you in the chaos, hands shaking, heart racing, but still standing. As a new emergency medicine doctor, I’ve felt the weight of imposter syndrome in both the trauma bay and on the blank page. Writing The Remnant during the hardest stretch of residency became my way of processing grief, burnout, and the quiet courage required to keep showing up. Basha, my reluctant heroine, wasn’t born to lead either—but like many of us, she steps forward anyway. Her story is for anyone who’s ever doubted themselves and did the hard thing anyway.