Lasha

Lasha is a minor antagonist in Chris Heimerdinger's 2003 novel Tower of Thunder, the ninth book in the ''Tennis Shoes Adventure Series. ''He is the secretary to Prince Mardon.

History
Lasha first appears when Harry and Steffanie Hawkins are brought before Prince Mardon. He, along with Mardon and Mash, interrogate Harry and Steffanie about their origins. Harry mantains that he and his sister are from a city, which Mardon and Mash misinterpret as saying that they are from Heaven. Mardon opens up about his and his father's intentions to launch an attack on Heaven. Harry and Steffanie engage in a fight with Mardon, resulting in them being beaten and recaptured by Arvad and his men. Mardon opts to bring Harry and Steffanie to the Tower of Babel.

On the way to the Tower of Babel, Lasha is present when Mardon brings the Syrian Shika, who is actually a disguised Akish, before Harry and Steffanie. Shika talks to both Harry and Steffanie, asking them if they know where Mary Symeon, Joshua Plimpton, and Rebecca Plimpton are. Harry and Steffanie withhold their knowledge from Shika. Shika produces a photograph of the Hawkins family that he had stolen from the modern-day Hawkins household and shows it to Mardon and Lasha. Shika insists that it is the product of magic that can only be done by angels, cementing the belief that Harry and Steffanie are angels. When Shika and his men leave, Lasha reminds Mardon where they said they were from. Mardon, believing Shika and his men to be wealthy, makes a note to tell his father to send a division of the army to Syria.

Later, when the sons of Japheth attack the army of Shinar, Harry and Steffanie attempt to make their escape. Lasha, Mash, and Arvad see this and rush to stop them. Arvad is able to cut off Steffanie's escape, but Harry is able to slip through. Mardon orders Lasha to bring a squad of twenty warriors and bring Harry back, alive or dead. Lasha searches for the whole night, but he does not find Harry. Mardon punishes Lasha by whipping him twenty times.

Though Lasha is not seen for the rest of the novel, it can be assumed that he died during the destruction of the Tower of Babel.