In early winter of 1226, as Alexei is reviewing the turb, a young woman walks up to the edge of the field...although it takes him a moment to realize that it is a young woman. Her hair is snow white, but she has the face and body of a young woman, dressed in a short white dress with a plunging neckline and gathers at the waist, and she looks vaguely familiar to Alexei (but can't quite put a name to the face).
After gracing Alexei with a smile, she stands there watching the men intently.