"Stop!….. Stop that I tell you! Stop your crying!" shouted Koshchei the Deathless.

In an instance, Vasilisa realised where he had hidden her heart …… in her tears. Koshchei the Deathless died and Vasilisa's heart was no longer wooden. Ivan then told the Firebird that he was free, but the Firebird chose to come to the Tsar's castle with him.