Lena is Anja's stepsister, residing with her biological mother and Anja. Within this household, Lena actively participates in exploiting Anja's labor, subjecting her to mistreatment and forced chores. Upon learning of the queen's gold reward for galanthus flowers in winter, Lena and her mother, motivated by greed, compel Anja to search for the flowers in a dangerous blizzard, prioritizing the reward over her safety. When Anja succeeds through supernatural intervention, Lena becomes suspicious and pressures her to reveal how she obtained them, driven by self-interest. Lena and her mother secretly follow Anja into the forest, leading the queen to the location where Anja met the Twelve Months, demonstrating their persistent greed and disregard for Anja's well-being. As punishment for their cruelty and exploitation, the Twelve Months spirits transform Lena and her mother into dogs to protect Anja.