A commander in the Fat Prince’s army who attempts to steal Michael away after recognizing the child due to his being swaddled in fine linens. Backed into a corner, so to speak, Grusha smacks the Corporal over the head with a piece of firewood, knocking him unconscious. Grusha thus becomes an official enemy of the regime, and flees deep into the mountains, knowing she can never return to Nuka. When she eventually must return, however, to stand trial against Natella, she sees the Corporal once more. He has a giant scar across his face, and seems for a moment to recognize Grusha as the woman who attacked him.