Characters in The Girl in the Tower

Vasya

Vasilisa Petrovna

Branded a witch in her home village, she rides disguised as a boy and finds herself drawn into the Grand Prince's court.

Also in The Winter of the Witch

Morozko

The winter-demon whose bond with Vasya deepens as she is drawn into danger.

Also in The Bear and the Nightingale, The Winter of the Witch

Sasha

Vasya's brother, a monk with a restless, swashbuckling streak.

Olga

Vasya's sister, a conservative royal matron in Moscow.