Tella is the novel’s protagonist, and the narrative is conveyed from her point of view. Garber uses the third person limited perspective and portrays all events through Tella’s understanding and worldview, providing no information other than that which Tella herself knows or discovers. Garber also provides a physical description of Tella, stating, “The shining middle reflected Tella’s honey-blond curls and her round hazel eyes [...] Tella’s pink lips were trembling, and fat tears were running down her cheeks” (4). Although Tella ages seven years between the prologue and the first chapter, Garber retains Tella’s youthful appearance, which contrasts with her apparent maturity after the intense experiences that she survived in the first novel.

Tella’s character fits multiple archetypes. She portrays characteristics of the Hero archetype through her determination to save the day at a great personal cost to herself. She also willingly sacrifices her life to save her mother and to allow Dante/Legend to stop the Fates. However, if Tella is a hero, she is a flawed one. She does not act for the good of others, and her primary character motivations are selfish; she wants to rescue her mother, and she wants Dante to love her.