Nina Zenik
Character from Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
A Ravkan Heartrender who fell in love with the Fjerdan witch hunter sent to capture her — sensual, fierce, and the bridge between two worlds that want to destroy each other.
Also known as: Nina, Little Red Bird, Mila Jandersdat
What They Know
- Heartrender — can stop hearts, crush lungs, manipulate emotions through body chemistry
- After jurda parem exposure, her powers shifted to manipulating dead matter rather than living bodies
- Fell in love with Matthias Helvar (drüskelle) during a forced cooperation survival situation
- Falsely testified that Matthias was a slaver to save him from the Fjerdans — he spent a year in Hellgate prison
- Her guilt over Matthias's imprisonment drives much of Six of Crows' emotional arc
- Operates as a spy under the alias Mila Jandersdat in Fjerda during King of Scars
- Passionate about food — waffles, sweets, and cream are recurring comforts
Connections
- loves — matthias
- ally_of — inej
- ally_of — kaz
- member_of — dregs
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