Magdalena (Lena)

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## Magdalena (Lena)

### Allegiances

Rex
Soren Murdock (temporarily)
Lacie Greenly (temporarily)
Dalia (temporarily)
Robin (temporarily)
Jomilee (temporarily)

### Appears in

Bleeding Hearts

**Magdalena**, also referred to as **Lena**, is a character featured in Hunger Games: Bleeding Hearts. She was one of the three District 10 tributes to be Reaped into the 125th Hunger Games. In *Bleeding Hearts*, Lena was a major supporting character, interacting with multiple of the narrating characters throughout the story. Lena was the narrator of one chapter of Bleeding Hearts (Chapter 30). She was ultimately killed in The Feast by Ada; she was the second tribute from District 10 to be killed, ultimately placing 14th out of the 36 tributes.

### Pre-Games

Prior to the Games, Lena was noted to have aligned strongly with Rex, one of her two District partners. In a deleted scene from Bleeding Hearts, it was revealed that Lena knew her other District partner, Tanner, prior to the Games, and was upset with him for ignoring her and attempting to align with the Career tributes. Lena was mentored in the Games by Brandy Sheppard; she received a training score of 6, and was not considered a major threat in the Games as a result.

### In the Arena

Lena and Rex used a defensive strategy at the start of the Games, laying low for the first few days. The two are not seen at all in Bleeding Hearts until Day 3, when Hydra Vines strike in the Arena, swallowing multiple tributes alive. Rex and Lena are in the affected region of the Arena, but they manage to narrowly escape the vines.

The two tributes are not seen again until Day 6, when they are once again attacked, this time by Glutton Flames. The muttation flames severely injure Rex, forcing Lena to carry him through the Arena. That night, the pair are found by Dalia, Soren, Lacie, and Robin; although Lacie hesitates to help them, Dalia agrees to heal Rex, mostly to distract her from the death of her District partner, Nia.

The next day, Rex dies from his burn wounds; however, before his death, he forces the other tributes to promise to keep Lena in their alliance. As a result, Lena joins forces with Soren, Lacie, Robin, and Dalia. She also joins them in their search for a lion lily to heal Soren's wounds caused by Hydra Vines.

On the eighth night of the Games, Lena and her allies are joined by Jomilee, who provides the group with a lion lily. Jomilee speaks with the group, learning that Lena is only fifteen years old, making her the youngest member of the group. Jomilee also learns that Lena worked as a cattle rancher back in District 10 and had a brother who participated in a recent Games, going quite far in the Games.

Lena is one of fourteen tributes to survive until The Feast, and she is the youngest tribute to do so along with Maisy. However, in a ranking of the tributes, she is ranked 11th based on her odds of Victory; according to a Capitol report, her odds of Victory were 1:15. This makes her the weakest member of her alliance, as Lacie, Robin, Soren, and Dalia are ranked 4th, 5th, 7th, and 9th respectively.

Lena enters the Feast with her new allies; however, she quickly separates from the group to gather supplies and is attacked by Ada. Ada brutally stabs Lena to death; although Dalia attempts to attack Ada and save Lena, she is too late. Lena ultimately places 14th in the Games. Surprisingly, she was the worst-ranked tribute in the Capitol report to be killed in the Feast, as all three tributes ranked worse than her (Greta, Maisy, and Persephone (Seffie)) all survived.

Despite being a minor character who was only with the ultimate Victor, Soren Murdock, for a short time, Lena was mentioned multiple times after her death, and it was noted that her death had a major impact on Soren. Soren's decision to include Lena in the alliance, upholding his promise to Rex, was remembered as one of his most honorable actions in the Games.