![]() Sasha finds out about Vasya’s execution at the hands of Konstantin and convinces Dmitrii to arrest the priest however, not wanting to cause a riot, Dmitrii speaks to Konstantin instead. Then Olga’s servant, Varvara (who looks over Marya) sends Vasya into a realm called Midnight where Medved expects Vasya to die. Medved tells her he came to save her after Morozko traded his own freedom to release him. ![]() She manages to escape from the pyre by using her magic, and is horrified to find Medved (the Bear) who killed her father before he was locked away. Vasya refuses, and calls for Morozko, begging him to let her go with Solovey, but Morozko tells her that she must live, as Konstantin and the mob drag her off to a cage within a funeral pyre. Konstantin kills her beloved, magical horse, Solovey, as the mob beats Vasya, and commands her to beg for her life. They show up at Olga’s estate, and Vasya attempts to escape from her sister’s home in order to protect them, only to be caught by the mob. Meanwhile, Konstantin whips the people of Moscow into a frenzy with his silver tongue and blaming Vasya for the fire. ![]() ![]() What It’s About: In the aftermath of the fire, Moscow is destroyed, and Grand Prince Dmitrii and Sasha try to decide how to help the people recover. Genre: Russian Mythology, Historical Fiction ![]()
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