Tewt, Tilda. A young Borogravian woman. Short, shy and quiet, but also a talented pyromaniac.
     Tilda was once an inmate in the Grey House, and was sent to work at a mill, from where no other Grey House girls had returned. While she was there, an explosion, followed by a fire, killed the miller and his wife. Tilda returned pregnant. She had her child, and it was taken from her. Ever since, she has been dangerously fascinated with fire. Ever since, every place she ever worked at burned down.
     In the Grey House Tilda met Magda Halter, with whom she has the kind of relationship the army prefers not to ask or tell about. Magda became Tilda's protector, up to and including from herself.
     Magda and Tilda escaped from the Grey House, cut their hair, and dressed as boys to join the army as the perfect getaway. They ended up in the Monstrous Regiment and helped to bring temporary peace to Borogravia. After the war, it's hinted that they burned down the Grey House, robbed a bank, and ran off.
     Tilda's nickname in the army was Lofty.