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Chapter 48

"Hey, Hela," Dahlia said as she walked into the royal tent and saw her sister leaning over some papers, clearly documents regarding Niflheim, and Dahlia felt guilty for a moment for interrupting, as she knew how easy it was for her sister to fall behind and could mean the difference from somebody being released now from Mareritt or being an acquaintance of the torturers for longer.

Thankfully, Hela closed the file she was working on and it seemed to be on the last page and put her quill down. She smiled and said, "hi, how was class?"

"Boring," Dahlia answered simply which made Hela laugh, "he even gave us homework. I thought learning about the realms would be fun, but it isn't".

"What was today's lesson?" Hela asked as she stood from her desk and walked towards her sister.

"Agriculture on Vanaheim and animals and stuff like that. It's boring".

Hela hummed as she now stood in front of Dahlia and reached for her fingertips to hold as she said, "I know. You're forgetting, I learned all of this and more while trying to be a Queen. After I expressed my vision of Niflheim to Alec, he wanted me to learn how the other realms worked successfully, especially since I was looking for a way to bring life to Niflheim. Remember, papa and I are not expecting you three to learn everything immediately, it will take time. Besides, Professor Almar told me he's teaching you the boring lessons first, so think of all the fun there is to come".

Dahlia rolled her eyes and groaned, "can't we skip the boring lessons though?" Hela shook her head. "Fine, but it better be fun. I'm not sure how much more Fen can take without falling asleep. I think he's purely waiting for all the battle stories and stuff like that. At least Jora seems to be enjoying himself".

"Sounds like our brothers," Hela said fondly then let go of one of her sister's hands and held the other with both of hers. "Now about today's magic lessons, you could say they're cancelled".

"What? Why?" Dahlia asked as she frowned and immediately thought the worst, "where's dad? Is he okay?"

"Papa's fine, honestly," Hela said quickly and reassuringly, knowing where her sister's mind would be wondering to. Hela then added, "he's actually with Fen and Jora. Papa wanted to see them in training, he's been questioning Akio for the past hour on all of your training routines and how fast he's planning on pushing you. I think seeing three of his children on the floor with swords at their necks more than once brought something out".

Dahlia gasped sarcastically, "you don't mean the overprotective, never wants to see his children hurt, side of him?"

Hela laughed and nodded, "yep that sounds like it. Anyway, he's watching them, and I have a surprise for you".

Hela then began to pull Dahlia out of the tent and was walking so quickly that both Queen and Princess had to pick the front of their dresses up so that they wouldn't fall over. Dahlia asked several times where they were going as they were making their way towards the entrance of the camp, but she never got an answer, just a harder pull to hurry along every time she asked. Leaving the camp, she saw a group of soldiers not too far away with their father and brothers. Jörmungandr was with an unknown soldier to Dahlia and was throwing knives at a target, not quite getting the centre every time but was close. Fenrir was sword fighting a soldier while it seemed Akio was instructing him. Dahlia expected to be pulled over there but instead, she was pulled to the left and towards where the Thestrals were gathered.

Since leaving the royal tent, Hela finally calmed down and wasn't pulling her little sister to the point Dahlia thought her arm would pop out of its socket. Dahlia looked to the Thestrals and wasn't too surprised to see Carr with them, but she was surprised that Eclipse and Zelda were front and centre and what surprised her more was how healthy Eclipse's wing looked. Carr smiled at them as they approached and bowed, "your highness, Princess".

Hela gave a single nod with a smile as she asked, "is everything ready?"

"Is what ready?" Dahlia asked as she walked towards Eclipse and began to stroke the Thestral who enjoyed her young rider's attention as she strongly disliked her rider hurt or under the influence of a dark being.

Hela answered, "it's taken a few days but Carr is happy enough for Eclipse to be ridden".

Carr nodded and added, "it will take time for her wing to return to the strength it was and there will always be slight scarring, but I cannot get a full analysis of it until she is in the sky and to see how she is in air. Especially since it was Asguardian weaponry that caused the injury".

"Unfortunately, Eclipse won't let Carr ride her to see how injured she is," Hela said, and Eclipse huffed and looked at Carr as if she was glaring at him. "She's still upset over Carr trying to heal her and stop her from flying when you were kidnapped".

"She is still a child," Carr said, "she hasn't yet learnt her manners like Zelda". He gestured to the Queen's Thestral who walked to Hela with her head held like a royal, high, and stood strong by her own rider's side.

"You should behave," Dahlia said to Eclipse who stopped glaring at Carr and looked back to her rider as Dahlia stoked her neck, "he's trying to look after you". Eclipse grunted and began to hit her hoof on the ground and gesture her head towards Carr. Dahlia immediately understood and stopped stroking her and crossed her arms over her chest and responded, "I don't care if he tried to stop you. You want to keep me safe, how would you do that if you damaged your wing beyond repair? Yes, you got to me in time this time, but what about the next?"

Eclipse was ashamed and stopped stamping her hoof and put her head down for a moment before nudging Dahlia's arms free. Dahlia tried to be strict but couldn't help but smile so she uncrossed them and began to stroke the Thestral once again. "Remember this next time you put yourself in unknown danger. Like I said," Hela said, stroking Zelda, "I thought she was perfect for you when I brought her to you, that's why she accepted you as her rider. Same personalities. Would you stop if injured?"

Dahlia didn't answer, she didn't have to because her sister knew her too well. If someone she cared for was hurt, it would take her dying to stop her from helping them. Many would call it a weakness, but her family and friends were her strength. She had been weak and vulnerable, at the mercy of those who wished her harm and those who were supposed to protect her, and she swore she would never be weak again. Even if it meant dying for those she loved.

"Exactly," Hela said as she could see her sister's mind working and knew the conclusion it would always come to when it involved family. Zelda then bowed, and Eclipse followed and both royals mounted their Thestrals.

"Perhaps not too many tricks, Princess," Carr said, "and if her wing begins to shake or seem like she hasn't got the strength to last much longer, it would be best if you just land and ride on foot the rest of the way".

Dahlia barely managed to nod before Eclipse took off running and jumped into the sky, as if she wanted to escape the annoying man who prevented her from doing what she wanted. All Dahlia heard was her sister's laughter then she glanced behind her as she was in the air to see Zelda taking off. Dahlia then looked to her Thestral's wing and saw that for a moment it shook as if the fast air pained her but when Dahlia questioned, "Eclipse, are you okay?" The stubborn Thestral just stretched her wing out straight for a moment and it seemed to stop the shaking. Eclipse looked quickly back at Dahlia for a moment, as if she was being smug that she managed to stop the shaking and that her rider shouldn't listen to the silly man on the ground. Dahlia just rolled her eyes, knowing it was useless to argue.

"Feels good being back in the sky?" she heard her sister in her mind ask.

Dahlia looked to her right where her sister was flying as Zelda had caught up and smiled as she replied, "I didn't know how much I missed it".

Dahlia then smirked as she looked down at her brothers training and it seemed Hela had the same idea. They pressed down slightly on their Thestrals' necks, knowing their desire to go down and both Thestrals shrieked, knowing just what they were doing. They flew down fast, bringing their wings in so they would be like a dart hitting the ground, however, the ground wasn't their target. They got so low that everyone, except Akio of course, ducked in fear that they would get hit but they pulled back in the last second and flew away. Hearing their father laughing while Jörmungandr shouted "WATCH WHERE YOU FLY!" and Fenrir shouting, "WE'RE TRAINING HERE!".

They then flew over the school, seeing the scurrying of students getting to lessons or just sitting around talking. They even caught a glimpse of some who came to the window to see them flying but of course, many of them hadn't seen someone die so they couldn't see the Thestral. Next, they flew across the lake and with Eclipse's hoof touching the water, Dahlia was reminded of the first time she flew on a magical creature, Buckbeak, and how magical it felt but it was nothing compared to this. Flying on her Thestral over the Great Lake, with the sun shining over the hills, the reflection making the water shimmer made it all the more beautiful in Dahlia's eyes.

They then flew over the Forbidden Forest and Dahlia saw the herd of Thestrals in a clearing, a herd of centaurs running through the forest, as if they were hunting something, a flash of a unicorn and she even saw some of Aragog's children. It made her think back to all of her years at Hogwarts and knew that each year brought torment, but they also brought adventure and friends. Friends she shared those adventures with and although she was leaving, she would never forget.

Flying around for a further half an hour, never quite going outside of the view of Hogwarts but far enough that people couldn't see them was liberating but they had to go back as Dahlia noticed Eclipse began to go slower thanks to her wing and could tell it caused her pain. As they made their way back, Dahlia saw that the Care of Magical Creatures class was finishing, and students began to make their way back inside. It was then that Dahlia noticed the bushy hair of her best friend and knew the boy walking next to her would be her godbrother and remembered the Care of Magical Creatures class was the fifth-year class. Eclipse then shot for the ground, Zelda following behind and for a moment, Hela was about to question what was going on when she saw the Gryffindors, specifically Hermione and Neville, and knew her little sister wanted to talk to her friends. Hitting the ground as smoothly as possible, they caught the attention of the class that was heading back inside and of course, their half-giant teacher.

"Want a ride?" Dahlia asked Hermione and Neville as Eclipse stood immediately to the side of her.

Everyone looked stunned as they could know see in detail the Queen of the dead, the goddess of death and goddess who would one day be their Queen if they wished to die of old age. Hermione and Neville, however, didn't look surprised to see the Queen of the dead's appearance, she was just surprised they were there.

"What are you doing here?" Hermione asked surprised.

Dahlia shrugged and answered, "Eclipse's wing is almost healed, it needs to be ridden to add strength to it and to see how injured it is".

Eclipse looked to the two young students her rider was talking to and could tell that while the bushy-haired girl couldn't see her, she could tell the young boy could as he was looking at her and when she caught his eye, he just stared. She pushed her head closer to him and Neville slowly raised his hand and began to pet her head which earned a smile from Dahlia.

"She likes you," Hela said as she rode closer and now sat beside her sister, "Thestrals have good instincts, she can probably smell the loyalty you have to Dahlia".

"Smell?" Hermione questioned.

"Eclipse is my Thestral," Dahlia answered, "given to me by my sister, but the Thestrals' loyalty is one without question. Hela," she said as she sent a quick smile to her sister, "has a good eye. Thestrals and their riders share a bond and the first time I rode her, she had to accept me or else it meant she wasn't meant for me. Thestrals and their riders have similar personalities".

Hela hummed, "its why this Thestral was foolish enough to jump into danger against Asgardians without thinking". Eclipse quickly turned her head to glare at the Queen, Neville's hand dropping in the process as Hela added, "she also has a bit of an attitude".

Dahlia laughed as Eclipse huffed and looked away and the Princess said, "the longer we're linked, the stronger the bond between us becomes, it was why she was able to find me when I was taken. Anyway, she has good instincts when it comes to people that want to harm me or people that are loyal".

"All biology," Hela added, "you can see it yourself. When someone is lying to you, they sometimes have a tell, fidgeting with their fingers, twirl of the hair, sweating. Thetsrals are just able to recognise their signs through smells, like many magical creatures can".

"So, do you want a ride to call, we're heading that way?" Dahlia asked.

"Is it safe?" Neville asked nervously as he saw that there were no reigns or anything to hang on to, you were putting your complete trust into an animal that could throw you off at any second.

"Completely," Hela reassured, "both Thestrals are loyal to us and wouldn't harm anyone without our say so. Besides, we're simply riding back on ground, we're not flying".

Hermione and Neville glanced to one another for a moment before Neville gave a slight nod, believing what was being said but Hermione looked nervous as she wasn't good with creatures like Dahlia was, especially ones with wings as it reminded her of Buckbeak and despite being a witch, Hermione hated flying even with a broom.

"Come on, 'Mione," Dahlia said, "I promise we won't fly, it'll be like riding a horse". Finally, Hermione gave a nod and Dahlia shrieked slightly in delight while Hela gave a small laugh at her little sister's reaction. Dahlia then said, "Neville, you're with me. 'Mione, you're with Hela".

Both Thestrals bowed low so that Hermione and Neville could climb on. Neville had the advantage of being able to see where he was placing himself whereas Hermione had to be guided by Hela. When Hermione mounted the Thestral, sat behind Hela, Zelda stood and Hermione immediately grabbed Hela's waist in fear. Hela let off a small laugh when Hermione pulled away and said, "sorry".

"It's fine," Hela replied, "you will have to hold onto my waist though. Thetsrals may be like horses, like my sister said, but they're fast so you must hold onto me. It's why my sister put you with me".

"We'll start off slow," Dahlia said as Neville held her waist lightly and both Thestrals set off, a weird experience for both students but more so for Hermione.

They were off to a good start, not going too slow, but not going too fast that they couldn't speak to each other. After a few moments, Hermione asked, "what did you mean `that's why my sister put you with me'?"

Hela glanced back to Hermione and glanced quickly to her sister as she asked, "how much has my sister told you of our society?"

Hermione glanced at Dahlia who answered, "not much. Remember feudal society, 'Mione? Now think of how it was for women, ours is something like that".

Hermione gasped, "you mean you have no rights?"

Both girls laughed for a moment before Hela answered, "far from it actually. It used to be like that generations ago, but we have more rights than before. It also depends on the realm. Some realms have more rights for women, others have little. On Asgard, it was frowned upon for women to be warriors. Lady Sif," Hela said the name in disgust, "had to fight and prove herself to become a warrior. She is one of few who have ever made it on Asgard. On Niflheim, it was like the old times, women had nothing, there had never been a Queen before me and the past kings looked down upon my predecessor's decisions to make me the first. After that, I made it so that everyone was equal but of course, people come from many different walks of life, come from many different customs and you have to take that into consideration".

"So, what does that have to do with us?" Neville asked.

Dahlia answered, "although Hela and I have a lot of rights, there's one that's forbidden to us".

Both Gryffindors looked equally confused and intrigued until Hela said, "men…this is the only realm that it has become common to have relations with each other outside of marriage. It also depends on the family, specifically the father's decisions upon his daughters".

"You don't have arranged marriages, do you?" Hermione asked shocked, hoping she was wrong.

"No," Hela said with a slight shake of her head and a smile, "although, that does still happen among nobles, royal families and other people among the realms. Our father would never force us into a marriage, he always made it clear that he values our happiness more than anything".

Dahlia hummed and added, "dad would just prefer it if we knew nothing about men and stayed away from them. When I went to the yule ball with Fred, dad went on for weeks about how he disliked it but not as much as he would have done if he didn't know that Fred was like a brother to me".

"He is protective when it comes to men," Hela said, "and to him, it would be honourable if someone wished to court us would go to him and ask permission first. Marriage is the same. Many men would obey this wish and the courting would be monitored so that nothing happens".

"So, you remain pure," Hermione said casually but Hela blushed slightly, and Dahlia let off a slight laugh.

Dahlia looked back to Neville who also slightly blushed and she said to Hermione, "'Mione, stuff like that isn't said so casually, especially when males are around".

Hermione gave a short gasp and said, "sorry, I didn't know".

"It's okay," Hela reassured, "but you are right in your thinking".

"What this has to do with you two is," Dahlia began answering the original question, "Hela is a Queen, a goddess, and is now of age to marry and many men have shown their interest. Neville is my godbrother and everyone here knows that, so it wouldn't be an issue for me to be riding with him or to be even alone with him. Hela, on the other hand, can only be seen being in close proximity with males that are members of her family or else people may begin to assume that she is courting someone".

"But," Hermione began, "sorry for all the questions, but what if your father wasn't around to be asked about courting, what happens then?"

A moment of silence passed as Hela looked straight ahead with a blank expression while Dahlia was concerned as this is what happened between her sister and Falcon. Hela answered, "I suppose, the suitor would have to ask the closest male or father figure to us or it would be our choice, but it would be foolish to accept. We would be risking their lives if we accepted, our father would disapprove. It would be wise if the suitor wasn't a suitor to us any longer if our father came back". Hela said the last part almost sadly but covered it up well which made Dahlia nervous as she knew that Hela and Falcon were perfect for one another and loved one another more than anything. She had, after all, given her blessing to Falcon to marry her sister.

"But what if you love him?" Hermione asked the question Dahlia wished she hadn't.

Saving Hela from answering, Dahlia pressed slightly on Eclipse's side, indicating that she wanted the Thestral to go faster and said to her sister, "race you back to camp".

Eclipse then rode quickly, Zelda following behind and could have easily overtaken the young Thestral, but Zelda could tell that the young Midgardian on her was scared and didn't want to make the young girl fear her even more, so she rode back to the camp slower but not too slow to let the others think she was losing her touch.

Reaching camp, they got off the Thestrals when they reached the Thestral sight and Carr was instantly by their sides, asking questions about Eclipse and Dahlia reassured him that she was fine, but her wing was slightly hurting her which is why they rode back, against the young Thestrals' wishes. They then walked past the camp and the training area their brothers were training at and waved at them and their father before walking past. They walked Hermione and Neville to Herbology while Hela told Dahlia they would be heading to the main entrance of the castle as that was where she was meeting the founders and Helena and Falcon too. He had been discussing with the founders and Helena what was going to happen and how they would break her link to Midgard for her to become a member of Niflheim.

The walk to the Herbology class may have been short as it wasn't too far away from the camp but for Dahlia, it was one of the longest walks of her life when she wanted to talk to her sister about what had just been said on the Thestral ride. After leaving Neville and Hermione at the Herbology classroom, the first to arrive thanks to the Thestral ride, they began to help Professor Sprout with the last of the setup, while Hela and Dahlia made their way to main entrance. Several times Dahlia tried to make conversation but there were too many students in the corridors rushing to classes to talk to her sister about something as delicate as her and Falcon, even with the students avoiding them, some of them running to get away from them.

It was this reason that when the hallways cleared and before they reached the main entrance to the castle, Dahlia pulled her sister into an alcove and said, "I know what you're thinking, don't do it".

"I have to".

"No, you don't," Dahlia said as she held her hands tightly, "he loves you. He loves you more than anything. You being together is not a mistake, it's love".

"A love that could kill him," Hela snapped with tears filling her eyes, "I would rather live the rest of my days alone, knowing that he is alive and well, than to watch papa kill him".

"You don't know that he will".

Hela scoffed, "I know it…you know it. Papa has scared off and attacked suitors that have tried to get close. By the great Norns, Falcon used to help him do it. Papa liked him because he always thought Falcon was like a brother to me, a replacement of the brothers I lost. I don't think it ever occurred to him the feelings that Falcon and I have for one another are far from innocent".

"There you go. You just said yourself that you and Falcon have strong feelings for one another. You can't just make those feelings go away. Besides, he's Death, he's not like all the other suitors. For one, he made it to court you and two, he understands you more than anyone…even more than me. You've been in love with him for five hundred years, you've been together for years, you can't just throw all of that away".

"It's rather I throw away all those years of love or I bury his body, that's if papa even lets me see him dead".

"Don't you think you're being a bit dramatic?" Dahlia said as she released her sister's hands and crossed her arms over her chest.

"Think about it," Hela said as she wiped a stray tear from her cheek that fell from her right eye, "do you honestly see papa opening his arms and welcoming Falcon into the family knowing I've been courting him for years behind his back?"

"We can talk to him, make him see sense," Dahlia said desperately, knowing that it was useless.

Hela just shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, but I can't risk his life". Hela then left the alcove rather quickly, knowing her little sister might pull her back in to try to change her mind once again.

She quickly walked towards the main entrance and could hear her sister jog quickly behind her before Hela stopped suddenly at the doors to walk into the main courtyard, her sister beside her at this point. She put on a brave face and a smile while Dahlia was still concerned and walked into the courtyard to see the founders and Helena sat against the wall to the left and Falcon stood in front of them. Falcon immediately smiled at his love as she came closer and reached out for her hand, but she took it away and gave him a comforting smile, but he could tell something was wrong by the way she was trying to avoid looking at him.

"Hi, I'm Queen Hela," Hela said to Helena then gestured to her sister, "I assume you know my sister Dahlia".

Helena nodded, "we've never spoken but I know of her, milady".

Hela nodded as Dahlia gave a smile and a wave and the Queen said, "I believe you've been told about what's going to happen". Helena nodded. "Okay. Now, just for reassurance, the way my powers work can cause unimaginable pain, but I will only be using a very small amount of that power to connect this half of your soul with the one that's on the other side. After the connection is made, Falcon here can take you to make your soul whole. Then after that, you can be taken to orientation and told all about your new home".

"If possible, milady," Rowena asked, "can she be brought back here? I promised I wouldn't leave her again and I can teach her with the time we have here".

Hela thought for a moment before she nodded and said, "I will see if I can get you a knowledge orb while you're here". She looked to Helena and said, "a knowledge orb is what we use in orientation to help tell the story of Niflheim and all the people that live there. It will be easier for you to learn". She glanced quickly to Falcon then glanced to the founders and asked, "any crimes? Is everything in order?"

Falcon nodded, "only crime is stealing her mother's diadem".

"Which I don't want her in trouble for," Rowena added quickly.

Godric then said grumpily, "can't believe you kept that a secret".

Helga slapped his arm and said, "it's in the past, forget about it now".

"And," Falcon added, "she told me the story of her death, she was murdered. Her soul qualifies as one of ours".

Hela nodded then looked Helena in the eyes and said, "I must warn you, Helena Ravenclaw, that if you've lied to us at any point, if your death happened differently or there was something else behind it, if your soul doesn't mean you belong on Niflheim but in Valhalla, the transfer we are about to do will not only hurt you but also us and has the possibility to destroy your soul and could potentially kill us. Now, is there anything you'd like to tell us?"

Rowena immediately shook her head and said, "I have told the truth".

"Very well. Let's make you a citizen of Niflheim," Hela said as they stood, and Helena went to step forward, but Rowena stopped her.

"Milady," Rowena said worriedly, "her father, his side of the family, they're all in Mareritt because of what happened. What about Helena?"

"As you know, Rowena, not all of his descendants are there. Only those who believed in superiority and had a part to play in the passing on of that view. From what I am aware, Helena is more like you than her father. She will be going to Lykke, unless she had lied about any crimes that she is keeping secret. If so, I will find out when she becomes a citizen of Niflheim".

Rowena nodded then let Helena step forward, Falcon and Hela now facing one another as Hela held a hand out to Helena. Holding the ghosts hand, Hela gave her a small smile and asked, "are you ready?

Helena replied, "yes, milady".

"Remember, this will hurt but it has to in order for it to connect the two parts of your soul," Helena nodded in understanding but then couldn't help the scream that erupted from her lips and her legs gave way as she collapsed to her knees onto the ground. Helena tried to close her mouth but they could still hear her groaning in pain.

"Little raven," Rowena said concerned but Godric and Helga stood by her side in case she attempted to intervene.

"I'm okay," Helena said quickly as she closed her eyes tightly to control the pain.

They all knew she was okay, even Dahlia as she knew no one would say they were okay at her sister's powers unless they were really. That and she also knew her sister wouldn't use her power to torture someone, not since she saw her sister's power on the Asguardian soldier.

Falcon suddenly touched Helena's shoulder and closed his eyes, his hand turning into its skeletal death form as his mind searched the other side, trying to locate the other half of Helena's soul. It took a few moments before he saw a very similar figure to Helena, this one more alive than the one in front of him but sleeping as her conscious self was on Midgard. "Found her," Falcon said, and he immediately turned into his full skeletal death form and grabbed Helena just as Hela released her hand, taking her to the in-between.

A few moments of silence passed, Hela taking a few deep breaths as she was being extra careful with the amount of magic she was inflicting upon Helena when Dahlia asked, "how many times have you done this?"

"Three," Hela answered simply, "this makes the fourth. It very rare we come across one that wants help, believes in an afterlife and actually trusts us. Most run at the sight". Hela then looked around the courtyard and knew they were being watched by other ghosts, it seemed the rumour of Helena becoming a physical form had got out and spread amongst the ghost, many of who would want something similar. Hela then said loudly, "I know you're hiding, you can show yourself".

The other four looked confused but then more than a hundred ghosts materialized before them, some Dahlia recognised but many she had never seen before. "Wow," Dahlia whispered.

Hela looked at each of them and said, "I know many of you must have feared dying, regretted things in your life that you quickly realized you couldn't solve as a ghost. Many of you here may belong to my world. Many have family, friends that are there. I can help you. If you died in war, I'm sorry but I won't be able to help you but those of you that haven't, I might be able to help. Spread the word, any ghost who doesn't want to be a ghost any longer, come here in two days' time".

"You can really help us?" a young voice asked, and she looked between the ghosts before one stepped forward. It was a young boy, he wasn't even of Hogwarts age.

Helga gasped, and a hand went to her mouth as Hela asked, "how old were you?"

"Ten, miss. The witch hunters burnt my family home, but I was the only one there. My mother and sister were getting water from the well. They executed them when they found them…will they be there?"

Hela looked to Helga who was one of the witches who helped all those murdered in the witch trials, along with Morgan Le Fay of course, and asked the young boy, "what's your mother and sister's name?"

"Sara and Ariel Limsey," the boy said hopefully.

Helga suddenly smiled and said, "your sister was six, both your mother and her had blue eyes and blonde hair. Died in 1614". The boy smiled and nodded rapidly. "They're there. Your name's Henry".

Hela smiled at him and said, "Henry, I can help you. How many children like you are there?"

The boy, Henry, seemed to be thinking for a moment before he said, "there are more but not many. Not many children come back as ghosts but there are a few. Not all of them died like me, Loui was hurt by his father. They're my friends".

"I'm sure they are," Hela said as they boy seemed proud to have ghost friends, "and I'm sure Loui's father is getting what he deserves".

It was at that moment that Falcon came back, holding the hand of the newly Niflheim citizen Helena Ravenclaw. Her dress looked like new and didn't have the blood stain on it from a thousand years ago, her skin tinted deathly blue showing where she belonged now. She immediately let go of Falcon's arms and ran to her mother while Falcon looked at all the new ghosts. His eyes immediately going to Henry before looking to Hela and he said, "we have to help them".

Hela couldn't help the genuine smile that shone as he always wanted to help those who needed it, especially when it came to children but in a way, they were both like that. It was one of the reasons they understood each other so much but it would make it all the more painful. Hela nodded and looked to the ghosts and said, "spread the word. Return in two days if you want help".

They all nodded and many of them floated off so quickly that they became little balls of light. Many of them floating away from Hogwarts and then it suddenly dawned on Hela. just how many ghosts could be at Hogwarts in two days. She then felt someone touch her back and she looked to her left to see Falcon had an arm around her waist and she smiled but then it faltered when she knew what she had to do. "You're amazing," he said.

"No…I'm not," she said sadly.

"You are. You're going to help all those ghosts".

"You always wanted to help them," Hela said, "maybe now they'll trust us…Falcon, we need to talk". Hela then looked to Dahlia who was shaking her head slightly and gave her a stern look to be quiet before she looked to the founders and Helena, who were talking about taking her to camp. Hela asked, "Lord Godric, if you are returning to camp, please can you return my sister? I have business on Niflheim to take care of".

With a bow he replied, "it would be my honour". With that answer, he held out his arm for Dahlia to take and as she did, Hela opened a portal and her and Falcon stepped through, Dahlia knowing that when they came back, they would never act the same around each other again.

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