Vanya and Vasya
Vanya and Vasya are two lowlives who work at the boat docks in Ladeisk, and belong to a dockworkers' gang. They encountered Lokan, who was looking around for jobs that could use a man of his talents, and were sufficiently impressed with him to try to recruit him into the gang. When he told them of a hen in a nearby village which was rumored to have laid a golden egg, they were immediately interested, and encouraged him to take them along to see if they could steal it. After getting there, Lokan informed Yuri that he wanted to steal the egg so that his two "friends" didn't get their hands on it. Yuri decided to get them drunk to put them out of commission, but the plan worked only too well, as the cossack ended up passing out as well. Lokan stole the egg that night, and then, roused his companions (except Yuri) and told them it was time to leave.
After an eventful trip back to town, during which the egg was shattered, Lokan gave the eggshell to Prince Trofim Andreevich , with a view to future considerations. Vanya and Vasya later confronted their partner in crime at the market, and demanded their share of the proceeds. Lokan mocked and insulted them, to which they responded by attempting to beat him to death with cudgels. Lokan was just barely able to escape with his life after transforming into a wolf.
The pair have not been seen since, though they presumably remain in Ladeisk, doing their old jobs.
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