"Kane!" He snaps his head around at the unexpected voice of his dear friend a smile on his face. It quickly fades when he sees she is not sporting the same. She wasn't one to smile much anyways, but this expression, made his heart pound.
"What are you doing here Indra? How did you find us?"
"It was easy." She rolls her eyes. It was a joke amongest all the Grounders that Skaikru couldn't do stealth to save their lives. Literally and figuratively.
"Is everything okay?" The pounding of his heart hasn't stopped. Only increased. They had been away for six days in a territory that didn't honor the treaty. That had no respect for the badge he and his ten fellow Arkadians wore. A journey that everyone begged them not to take. Saying they won't survive. It wasn't a question. But they had to go. Indra shakes her head.
"There was an attack." His heart he thinks will burst right out.
"Who?"
"From the Wastelands. They wanted Jaha." Marcus nods. That wasn't surprising. He felt the same, just unable to do anything about it.
"Is he okay?" He pretends to care. Indra too knows its an act.
"He wasn't there.' He doesn't question or really care where his former friend was. 'But she was." Indra continues.
"No…" Marcus backs away. By this time Bellamy having been watching from a distance approaches.
"I'm sorry."
"No…" He repeats.
"What's going on? What happened?" Bellamy demands looking back and forth at the two.
"Abby Griffin was killed." At that Marcus collapses to his knees. And sobs.
"What?! How?!"
"Blood must have blood. It doesn't matter whose." Indra mumbles walking over to her friend and laying a hand on his shoulder. For her, that type of connection said everything. Bellamy looks across the way where Clarke slept, for once. His own heart starts to pound. They were the ones in danger. They were ones told they won't finish this journey. Arkadia was safe. Protected. This couldn't be true.
"Marcus I'm sorry." He finally offers out. Even though he knew his words couldn't be heard. He catches sight of Clarke stirring awake. Her eyes falling on Indra, confused as to why or how she got here. Then to Marcus. She scrambles to her feet and races towards them.
"No…God please no!" Bellamy stops her and pulls her into a hug. There was no need to tell her.