<P> Kalliovski soon realises that Yann is Anis' son and that he is his father . Meanwhile, fed up with all the abuse she has had to put up with for years, Sido finally decided that the Marquis isn't worth trying to help and that should Yann come for her, she will go with him . She witnesses the gory "execution" of the duchesse and is put on trial before the people the next day and is found innocent . Amid all the chaos, Kalliovski abducts her off the street and further taunts her that even if she had come willingly he still wouldn't have had the Marquis released . Didier manages to stop the carriage by drawing a mob to it allowing him and Yann to rescue Sido . Yann confesses that although he loves her, Sido's family are waiting for her as he is staying behind to help more aristocrats escape from France . Sido doesn't want to be separated from Yann again but eventually agrees and he gives her his talisman . Kalliovski is revealed to have survived the mob . Sickened and enraged that he was defeated by a son he never wanted, he vows vengeance . </P> <Ul> <Li> Yannick "Yann" Margoza--A young gypsy boy with telepathic powers . An orphan, he is raised on the road amongst travelling entertainers, but is forced to flee to England and be raised by Sido's aunt and uncle after his band of roadsmen are murdered by Kalliovski . Due to his grief, he loses his powers, but later regains them when he returns to France, only to find that he cannot read any other mind except that of Sido, the girl he loves . Like Têtu and Topolain, he has telekinetic powers known as the' threads of light .' He learns to improve his powers with the help of a gypsy family, the Coopers . It is later revealed that he is Kalliovski's son, although he and Têtu firmly believe he is the spirit child of Anis and her former husband who died before Yann was born . He is fourteen at the beginning and seventeen at the end of the book . </Li> <Li> Sidonie "Sido" de Villeduval--The neglected, unloved only daughter of the pompous, idiot Marquis de Villeduval . She is twelve years old at the start of the book and fifteen at the conclusion making her two years younger than Yann . Although maybe too timid and kind for her own good, she is a brave, resourceful girl who simply wants to be loved . She has a limp in her left leg due to an accident as a child that killed her parents . She is described as being quite beautiful like a china doll with porcelain skin, black hair and "bewitching blue eyes" earning her the unwanted attention of Kalliovski who lusts for her, the way he lusted after her mother . She helps Yann and Têtu escape from Kalliovski early in the novel and the two fall in love . Later it is revealed that her true parents are Isabelle Gautier and Armand de Villeduval, the Marquis' half brother . </Li> <Li> Têtu - A gypsy dwarf, who raised Yann . He and Topolain know the truth about Kalliovski, and was a very close friend of Yannick's mother, Anis . He loves Yann dearly as if he were his own . He too can work the threads of light which he also uses to aid in Sido's rescue . </Li> <Li> Count Kallivoski--Later "Citizen Kalliovski", an evil, murderous nobleman and the main antagonist of the novel . He frequently distributes vast loans to financially troubled aristocrats of France, asking them for their most incriminating secrets in return, and using these to blackmail his debtors into obeying him . If their debts aren't paid or they refuse to obey him, he murders them . He constantly makes advances on young Sido and blackmails the Marquis into agreeing to their betrothal . He kidnaps her near the end of the book but she is rescued by Yann . It is revealed that years ago, he lusted after both Yann's mother, Anis, and Sido's mother, Isabelle, but killed them both after they rejected him . Kalliovski's designs on Sido partially serve as revenge on her mother . Giving that Sido was the only survivor of the assassination and that Kalliovski prevented the Laxtons from adopting her, it is implied that he already had plans for her even from a young age . He constantly keeps his loyal wolfhound, Balthazar, by his side . </Li> <Li> The Marquis de Villeduval--Sido's callous, stupid, foppish father who has bankrupted himself due to his incessant squandering of the family fortune, and owes an immense sum to Count Kalliovski, who threatens to reveal the Marquis' darkest secrets to the world unless the Marquis relinquishes Sido to him . The Marquis, caring nothing for Sido, wants to be rid of her, but also wishes to claim the inheritance left to her by her late grandfather in order to clear his debts . He is later driven to insanity after a mob of revolutionaries burn down his chateau and meets his end shortly after being arrested . Unbeknownst to Sido, The Marquis is really her uncle and responsible for the accident that injured her and killed her parents when she was a child . </Li> <Li> Henry and Juliette Laxton--Sido's maternal aunt and uncle who take Yann in after he arrives in London . The couple is unable to have children and want more than anything in the world to meet their niece . Like the majority of the characters, they dislike the Marquis and Kalliovski for causing Isabelle so much misery when she was alive and preventing them from adopting Sido after her death . They are eventually united with her at the end of the book . Juliette is described as bearing a striking resemblance to her niece . </Li> <Li> Jacques Topolain--A magician who helped raised Yannick . Although vain and cowardly at times, he is kind and loyal . He is murdered by Kalliovski after he lets it slip that he recognises him . </Li> <Li> Maître Tardieu - The mole - like lawyer and financial advisor to the de Villeduval family for over thirty years . Although devoted to the late elder Marquis and his late younger son, Armand, he despises the current Marquis for his cruelty and extravagance . He constantly warns the Marquis that he is in financial ruin, but the Marquis refuses to take heed . Maître Tardieu, however, holds Sido in high esteem and recognises her as a "true de Villeduval", due to her bravery and intelligence . He reveals in - depth knowledge of the de Villeduval family to the protagonists, namely that Armand de Villeduval and Isabelle Gautier were lovers, and assists Yann in rescuing Sido . </Li> <Li> Didier--The caretaker of the Théâtre du Temple (later the Théâtre de la Liberté) who helps Têtu and Yann save Sido . </Li> <Li> Monsieur Aulard--The manager of the Théâtre du Temple who also aids in Sido's rescue . </Li> <Li> The Coopers--Tobias, his grandson, Talo, and his wife Orlenda: A family of gypsies whom Yann makes a connection with and teach him how to use his magic . </Li> <Li> Mr. Trippen--A poor but eccentric and friendly actor whom Yann rescues from a robbery . He develops a friendship with the boy and is later employed as his tutor . </Li> <Li> Milkeye--Kalliovski's top henchman </Li> <Li> Armand de Villeduval and Isabelle Gautier - (both deceased) Armand was the Marquis de Villeduval's younger half - brother, their father's favourite child and was widely renowned for being kind - hearted, generous, intelligent and brave, unlike the selfish and malicious Marquis . Isabelle was wed to the Marquis in an arranged marriage; she and Armand however became lovers and Sido is their child . Isabelle was pursued by Kalliovski, but she rejected him and thus endangered her life . The Marquis, upon discovering their affair, schemed with Kalliovski to have them both murdered . </Li> <Li> The Elder Marquis de Villeduval - The deceased father of the current Marquis and the late Armand de Villeduval . The late Marquis was, unlike his eldest son, a kind - hearted man, and favoured the similarly compassionate Armand over his cruel and wasteful elder son . The Elder Marquis died broken - hearted after Armand was killed . The Elder Marquis knew that Armand and Isabelle Gautier were lovers, and bequeathed an enormous fortune to Sido for her to inherit upon her wedding day . His first wife, according to Maître Tardieu, died in an asylum after going insane; the current Marquis de Villeduval inherited his madness from her . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Yannick "Yann" Margoza--A young gypsy boy with telepathic powers . An orphan, he is raised on the road amongst travelling entertainers, but is forced to flee to England and be raised by Sido's aunt and uncle after his band of roadsmen are murdered by Kalliovski . Due to his grief, he loses his powers, but later regains them when he returns to France, only to find that he cannot read any other mind except that of Sido, the girl he loves . Like Têtu and Topolain, he has telekinetic powers known as the' threads of light .' He learns to improve his powers with the help of a gypsy family, the Coopers . It is later revealed that he is Kalliovski's son, although he and Têtu firmly believe he is the spirit child of Anis and her former husband who died before Yann was born . He is fourteen at the beginning and seventeen at the end of the book . </Li> <Li> Sidonie "Sido" de Villeduval--The neglected, unloved only daughter of the pompous, idiot Marquis de Villeduval . She is twelve years old at the start of the book and fifteen at the conclusion making her two years younger than Yann . Although maybe too timid and kind for her own good, she is a brave, resourceful girl who simply wants to be loved . She has a limp in her left leg due to an accident as a child that killed her parents . She is described as being quite beautiful like a china doll with porcelain skin, black hair and "bewitching blue eyes" earning her the unwanted attention of Kalliovski who lusts for her, the way he lusted after her mother . She helps Yann and Têtu escape from Kalliovski early in the novel and the two fall in love . Later it is revealed that her true parents are Isabelle Gautier and Armand de Villeduval, the Marquis' half brother . </Li>

The red necklace a story of the french revolution