Following the events of the first book, Vasya is faced with two unappealing paths for a woman of her time: marriage or a life in a convent.
The story continues the journey of , a young woman with the rare ability to see and communicate with the spirits of the hearth and forest.
Throughout her ordeal, she continues to receive ambiguous and often dangerous guidance from Morozko, the "Winter King". Key Highlights
Refusing both, she disguises herself as a boy and flees on her magical stallion, Solovey.