This is the story of Dalinar Kholin. He was one of the men responsible for uniting the warring Highprinces of Alethkar behind a single monarch. He is also the leader in the fight against Odium, the force responsible for the Desolations. He experienced a series of visions, before the apocalypse began, foretelling its' arrival, showing him memories of those who had survived such events in the past to allow him to prepare.

[So, Steve can probably see why he's been on her mind.]

In one of the visions it was suggested that his best chance might be to challenge Odium to single combat. When he did, Odium reached quickly to try seize Dalinar's mind, claiming him as his champion. Following the advice of those visions, we escaped ruin by the narrowest of margins, just by the force of Dalinar's will-

[And, on hearing on what she's just said out loud, she corrects herself, wryly;]

Although knowing my uncle, perhaps that means we were never in any danger in the slightest. But most of the rest of us would not have the ability to casually rebuff the control of such a force.