Zoey and her grandmother, Sylvia, are extremely close. Zoey's grandmother often called her U-we-tsi-a=ge-ya, claimed to mean daughter of my heart in Cherokee but literally means "someone's child woman" with uwetsi meaning egg or someone's child (not mine or yours) and agehya meaning adult woman (usually 30s and older). When Zoey was first Marked in Marked, she went straight to her grandmother's lavender farm, after her mom wouldn't help, because she knew her grandmother would know what to do. Sylvia then took her to the House of Night where Zoey begins her journey. They are very close and loving towards each other and Sylvia is very wise. She's seen helping Zoey and her friends throughout the books. Sylvia has also passed down her Cherokee beliefs to Zoey.