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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