Yalena Riddle

Jace had only met Sapphire once or twice amongst the DeatEaters, but he had been keeping tabs on his sister for months since he realised where she was. He needed to know she was alright and happier than she had ever been in their childhood. He had last seen her paralysed after a torture session went too far and he never stopped then. The Order of the Phoenix raided their home and took her away and he never saw her again to know if she would be alright or not. “Owing my sister a debt, I’ll explain later” He replied bitterly, helping Sapphire to sit up, whilst making sure the other DeathEaters hadn’t seen her. He had always felt guilty for what happened the night she was taken away, he felt like he owed her. It turned out the girl pieced things together without needing an explanation. “Yes. You are. Don’t get involved Saph—“ But it was too late, she had already gone to help Yalena, quickly going after her and making sure both the girls made it out alive. Great. “You heard her.” Jace growled, digging his wand into Nott’s neck.

Yalena wasn’t sure what happened within the few moments of being sent flying away from their table to being pinned against a wall. She had physical and mental problems with her mind, she had been abused so much when she was younger she was often forgetful, had mood swings or collapsed. Even before she was taken away, she had fits and was deteriorating, it just caused more punishments because she wasn’t strong enough for what her father needed her for- to be a weapon. Hitting her head gave her a concussion, her lip bleeding slightly from when she fell. Her wings were sensitive, like nerve endings so even slightest damage was agony, she went through a lot of pain for them to get as damaged as they did. She held in her cry of pain at the feel of the knives they used to hold her wings to the wall, a slight amount of blood being drawn. She couldn’t move without ripping them, and she couldn’t reach them without the chance of losing a hand by the others. Either way it would hurt like a bitch. 

“I hope your master knows how much of a coward you are,” She spat. She hated her father’s followers, they were evil people any one she came in contact with. She wouldn’t hold her tongue with them, they had already done everything to her, she could handle the backlash. “You little bitch. I’ll make you wish you were never born!” Nott hissed, tightening grip on her spinal chord before giving it a harsh pull on the base of her wings. You couldn’t put into words the pain in her cry, they could hear the two vertebras come out of place, her wings not right anymore yet still attached to her. She wasn’t moving much, stunned by the pain

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Yalena knew she was pretty much one of the first people to be killed when the war kicked, a lot of DeathEaters were going to turn and kill her themselves. War had no rules when the chaos begins, many of them wanting the glory of out-living their ‘secret weapon’. In reality she wasn’t anything her father had made her out to be, she couldn’t be brainwashed like the rest of them. Strong, yes, but dangerous? Only when threatened, even under torture she hadn’t fought back in years. She had long ago accepted that she would die in that house.

Yalena shook her head gently, she wanted to tell Sapphire so badly but she didn’t want to be in the way of what she wanted, and unfortunately that was to join her father. “It’s my fault, I want to tell you but I..” She stopped mid-sentence, the colour draining from her face. She knew those Death Eaters from years ago…and they were looking right at her, recognising her. “Saph, you need to go. Now.” She said quietly, it wasn’t a request. Their future was going to be bloody and messy if they stayed, that much she could see through her visions if they stayed. She knew Saph wouldn’t be safe if discovered having helped conceal her away for years, she would be tortured and killed, she didn’t want any harm to come to Sapphire because of her. 

Everything else seemed a blur, mainly from the ringing in her ears blocking much noise she head when one of the reckless young DeathEaters made the two girls and their table go flying in a small explosion. “Clear the room unless you want to join her!” They snapped, easily clearing the bar of anybody innocent. Unseen, Jace found his way to Sapphire, making sure she was alright. He wanted to get Yalena to safety and he couldn’t do that if he had to worry about both of the girls. “You need to leave.” He hissed quietly, keeping her unseen by the others. “If they find you with her you will be killed, understand? I will get her back to Hogwarts, safe, I promise. Get out of here.” Jace was a good person behind all the orders he was forced to carry out, he knew Yalena would never forgive herself or him if Sapphire was harmed. “Well, look who finally showed her face, little Riddle finally came out of hiding,” He smirked, picking the half-conscious Yalena off the floor by her hair, roughly pushing her into the wall behind them holding her off the floor by her neck, making her gasp for air. “You little shit. Making us run around after you for years. You need to go back in your cage where you belong,” He hissed. 

Yalena went inside quickly behind her friend, pulled her dripping wet and cold hood from her face and hung it beside Sapphire’s. She welcomed the warmth as the fire’s heat came their way when the door shut behind them. She had always liked this tavern, she and Saph had been coming there for several winter’s nights now, it was better than the dreary pupils of Hogwarts company. She enjoyed Sapphire’s company, both the Carrow children had been good friends to her over the last few years. She hadn’t been around so much except over the last year or so, being in and out of St Mungos since she hadn’t settled well when she first arrived, having a lot of mental breakdowns at the time. She was better now, but being in the same room as Jace was terrifying to her. She knew how far he would go to get her back for escaping.