Snegurochka Returns!

As the latest installment of the illustration story continues, I am going to begin by laying out this adapted version of the Father Frost and Snow Maiden story further before diving into the illustrations.

If there is still need for clarification on the identities of these figures, once again please puruse this article:
https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-asia/meet-father-frost-and-his-fairy-goddaughter-snow-maiden-magical-characters-winter-020655

So here is the progress story-wise on this modern retelling thus far.
Once upon a time, a young girl named Victoria, Vika for short, and a boy named Lev lived together in an orphanage. It was the 1920's in Russia, and while the civil war that had been raging had finally ended, the casualties had been great, leaving behind many orphans like them. They grew close to one another, and eventually became inseparable.

Once the time came for them to leave the orphanage as teenagers, they had decided to marry. Though they did not have much to live on, every day they worked hard and did their best to remain content, until one day the news broke that another war was about to erupt. This time the German Reich was invading, and every able-bodied man and woman was called to participate in the war effort.

Though it meant always being in great danger, Vika was determined to remain with Lev and volunteered as well. As a woman, this was especially difficult, and it took time for her to garner the respect of her fellow soldiers. But she proved her self a skilled marksman, and was trained as a sniper, becoming an indispensable member of her unit. As the war waged on, they were put in ever greater peril, especially as the deadliest battle of all commenced from August 23, 1942, to February 2, 1943 in Stalingrad.

After a fierce battle, Vika is left wounded and freezing in the cold. It is at this point she encounters Ded Moroz, or Father Frost, who resembles more a powerful winter demigod than the typical bearer of gifts. Recognizing her plight, he bestows on her his incredible powers, thereby transforming her into Snegurochka, the snow maiden. She is now impervious to the cold, and able to defend herself and fight using all the elemental powers of the winter frost to assist her.

Because of this gift, Vika is able to turn the tide of the battle in their favor, as well as safeguard the life of her love. However, there is a major drawback. It seems that her transformation has become permanent, and moving too close to people can pose a risk to them and herself. She could freeze them to death, or they could cause her to melt away by their warmth. Now she must make a choice, to remain forever as the snow maiden, or lose her life in being reunited with Lev. (Much like the original Snow Maiden; her love for Misgir caused her to become mortal and melt.)

It would appear to be a Catch-22 for the two of them, until an old woman she encountered earlier, who was actually Baba Yaga, a folktale witch, informs Vika that there is a time when they might still have a chance to see each other. And so from then on, at the start of every new year, the snow maiden returns with Father Frost to visit the inhabitants of the people they love.

The final illustration of Vika's transformation.

Thank you!