King of Scars
Chapters - Leigh Bardugo
Part: The Drowning Man
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Chapter 2: Zoya
Zoya Nazyalensky is established as a POV character for the first time. Her relationship with Nikolai is shown as one of mutual respect wrapped in mutual exasperation.
POV: Zoya Nazyalensky·On page: Nina Zenik, Nikolai Lantsov
Source: Fandom
Chapter 3: Nina
Nina, now in Fjerda on a mission for Ravka, navigates a country that has every reason to want her dead. Her grief over Matthias is present in every chapter she narrates.
POV: Nina Zenik·On page: Zoya Nazyalensky, Nikolai Lantsov
Source: Fandom
Chapter 4: Nikolai
Nikolai's demon makes itself known in a way he cannot explain away. He and Zoya begin searching for a way to separate the creature from his body before it costs him the throne.
POV: Nikolai Lantsov·On page: Zoya Nazyalensky, Nina Zenik
Source: Fandom
Chapter 5: Nina
Nina's work in Fjerda brings her into contact with Grisha living in hiding and with the underground network trying to protect them. Her transformed powers prove both dangerous and essential.
POV: Nina Zenik·On page: Zoya Nazyalensky, Nikolai Lantsov
Source: Fandom
Chapter 6: Nikolai
Nikolai and Zoya travel to an isolated monastery in search of a cure, disguised as ordinary pilgrims. The journey strips away the armour both of them habitually wear.
POV: Nikolai Lantsov·On page: Zoya Nazyalensky, Nina Zenik
Source: Fandom
Chapter 7: Zoya
Zoya's past is opened up for the first time. The experiences that made her into the coldest and most capable of Ravka's Grisha are shown without flinching.
POV: Zoya Nazyalensky·On page: Nina Zenik, Nikolai Lantsov
Source: Fandom
Chapter 8: Nina
Nina uncovers something disturbing about Fjerda's plans for Grisha that goes beyond anything the mission briefing prepared her for.
POV: Nina Zenik·On page: Zoya Nazyalensky, Nikolai Lantsov
Source: Fandom
Chapter 9: Nikolai
At the monastery, Nikolai and Zoya encounter something ancient that offers answers at a price. The Darkling's shadow reaches even here.
POV: Nikolai Lantsov·On page: Zoya Nazyalensky, Nina Zenik
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Part: The Witch in the Wood
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Chapter 16: Isaak
Isaak, a young soldier recruited for a dangerous impersonation mission, gets his first chapter. His voice is the most ordinary in the book and deliberately so.
On page: Zoya Nazyalensky, Nina Zenik, Nikolai Lantsov
Source: Fandom
Chapter 17: Nikolai
The political threat to Nikolai's reign crystallises. A marriage alliance is being forced on him and the pressure comes from every direction at once.
POV: Nikolai Lantsov·On page: Zoya Nazyalensky, Nina Zenik
Source: Fandom