Clarke walks back into her room thoughtful, she doesn't know why Lexa seems to hate her that much. She kept demeaning her every chance she got, if not about her will to negotiate, she would just belittle her strength or way of becoming a leader.

She starts undressing but then remembers Sansa. She left her with Arya, the last time she saw her she was dancing with her then both disappeared. She doesn't remember seeing them leaving together but it is somehow obvious.

Clarke decides to check on her little sister before going to bed, she can't spend the night worrying and giving 'the wolf in disguise' more time to get what she wants. She rushes to her sister worried, she is her responsibility.

She always was protective of her but now she feels more responsible for her since their father died and their mother became less concerned about them and more about her love life. All what is left of their family is her and Sansa and Clarke is not willing to lose her too.

Clarke knocks lightly on Sansa door, hoping that she will find her awake and alone. Barely a few seconds later, Sansa opens the door and lets her in.

"Trouble sleeping?" Sansa asks knowing that since Clarke became responsible of their people, she has hard time sleeping at night.

"No, I wanted to check on you" Clarke replies honestly her eyes roaming Sansa's room looking for any evidence that Arya was here or maybe still is hiding somewhere.

"Come in" Sansa says gesturing for her sister to the bed. They both get on Sansa's bed just like they are used to do. Sansa gets under her sheets and looks at her sister expectantly.

"Tell me everything! How was dinner with Heda?" Sansa asks and Clarke chuckles.

"I had dinner with a lot of leaders. It was fine" Clarke replies.

"That's not what I saw! You barely spoke with anyone but the mighty Heda" Sansa says raising her eyebrows comically.

"It was…intense" Clarke ends up choosing the right word before adding "She is convinced that I want to kill her. She didn't eat anything"

"Arya ate!" Sansa blurs out then her cheeks blush "I…I don't think they thought you'd poison them, Arya don't think that way"

"Arya, huh?" Clarke teases her little sister "I thought I warned you about her, she is not a- not even a friend for you"

Sansa rolls her eyes "I'm not a kid, Clarke. I know who I should befriend and who I shouldn't"

Clarke smiles at her sister "I know, I'm sorry. I just can't help myself feeling overprotective now that father" Clarke's smile falls remembering the aching reality and she painfully continues "is dead"

Sansa reaches for her sister and hugs her "I know" Clarke feels somehow a little bit comforted even if nothing can mend her heart from the pain of her father's death.

Clarke pulls back and looks into her sister's eyes "If you don't want me to worry, you have to tell me the truth"

Sansa blushes and nods "There's no reason I would lie" She shrugs "We just talked as two new acquaintances and she walked me to my room"

Clarke's eyes widen "And you danced too" She reminds her but quickly adds "Why would she walk you to your room, it's not like you don't know your way!" Clarke plays dumb prompting her sister to tell her more.

"She said now that you introduced me, I'm going to be a target. She wanted to make sure I was safe"

"Oh" Clarke lets out thoughtfully and Sansa panics "Not that it's true. I'm fine! Thank you by the way I loved the dinner. It was probably the best evening I've ever had since…you know"

Sansa manages to take Clarke's thoughts away from what was worrying her for a moment. Clarke smiles at her "Happy you liked it. Soon enough, you're going to get tired of it"

"Why, am I going to attend official meetings now?" Sansa asks happily.

"Yes, you won't need to hide anymore. You'll be sitting right next to me" Clarke says knowing that Sansa is going to be happy.

"Thank you" Sansa lets out before wrapping her arms around her sister for another crushing hug.

"We can do what we want now, remember" Clarke jokes after pulling back.

"Yes, we can" Sansa replies with a smile.

"I'd like for you to be careful" Clarke says seriously "not everyone is as goodhearted as you" Sansa nods "I will"

"Did she tell you something about Lexa?" Clarke asks curious.

"Nothing much. I asked her about the reason her Heda never smiles"

"And?" Clarke is eager to know.

"Well, her lover's head was delivered to her bed a year ago. Since then she stopped smiling and caring, that's what Arya said"

"Ow!" Clarke lets out shocked she feels a pang in her heart, now she can understand why Lexa is a little bit paranoid about being killed.

"Yeah! Some even say that she did it" Sansa gossips.

"I doubt that" Clarke quickly replies "if she did why would she stop smiling?"

"I don't! That's just what I heard" Sansa shrugs then she remembers "I saw mom kissing Marcus"

Clarke smiles apologetically at her sister "I'm sorry you had to know it that way"

"You knew?"

"Yeah! They've been in love for quite some time" Clarke comments coolly but she can see the features of Sansa's face changing so she adds "Don't be angry"

Sansa's eyes start to well up in tears "I'm always the last one to know"

"Sansa! She didn't know how you'd feel about it. She was afraid you'd think of her" Clarke explains.

"I'm sixteen not six" Sansa lets out.

"Yet you still pout like a baby" Clarke replies "she knows how much you love father and she was afraid you would hate her for being with someone else"

"She is my mother. Why would I hate her because she is happy" Sansa argues and Clarke looks at her knowingly "You know as much as I do that you always sided with father"

Sansa averts her eyes guiltily "That's true" She trails off.

"That's ok but you should talk to her and let her know how you feel about her and Marcus. At least she will stop acting like a pup and hiding" Clarke advises.

"I'll try" She promises as Clarke kisses her forehead before leaving.

Trikru quarters; Lexa's room;

As soon as Clarke left, Titus knocks on Lexa's door. Her heart jolts thinking that it's Clarke again but then she opens the door and finds Titus looking angry.

"Titus?" Lexa looks at him questioningly.

"May I come in Heda?" The man asks politely and Lexa nods before taking a step back and gesturing for him to get in. She barely closes the door when she hears Titus voice angrily asking "What was she doing here?"

Lexa manages to hide her feelings as she just want to kick Titus out, she is Heda and he should stop acting like she is his daughter. Lexa clears her throat before answering "She offered food" She points at the basket of fruits.

She doesn't miss the way Titus is scanning the room so before he can say anything else she asks him "Where's Arya?"

"Probably in Sansa's bed….I've warned you it's not a good idea to bring her" Titus replies venom in his voice. He never liked Arya as she always found a way to irritate him.

"Are you questioning my decisions?"

"No, Heda" Titus quickly replies "however, I hope you are not considering an alliance with Skaikru"

Lexa fights the urge to roll her eyes at him "Look for Arya and summon her to my room"

Titus bows his head obediently before leaving Lexa thoughtful. She doesn't know what to think about Clarke, she is nothing like she was expecting her to be.

Yes, she is not experienced, a little bit forward and naïve but there is something different to her. Something which is poking Lexa's curiosity more than she cares to admit. She even entertains the idea to stay longer and find out what is it about Clarke that's appealing to her and at the same time infuriating.

A firm knock startles Lexa out of her thoughts, Titus is back with Arya who is wearing a bright smile. She doesn't have to be a genius to guess the reason of that smile. Lexa feels her heart warm, happy that Arya had a pleasant evening. Seeing Arya smiling is not a frequent thing.

She knows the girl has been through a lot but at the same time she doesn't want her to get attached, after all Skaikru were her people's enemy and no matter how much time has passed they still are wary about Skaikru and any Trikru and Skaikru relationship is taboo.

"Heda! You summoned for me?" Arya says. Instead of answering her, Lexa looks at Titus and orders "Leave us alone"

Arya waits for Titus to leave before relaxing her shoulders and sitting on Lexa's bed and says "Titus informed me that we're leaving tomorrow! Aren't we going to stay for the meeting and see what's the plan of Princess Clarke?"

"No, she is everything we're not. Jus drein jus daun that is our way not negotiation" Lexa replies firmly.

Arya rolls her eyes and grabs a fruit from the basket Clarke brought Lexa. Lexa's eyes follow Arya's movements for a moment before speaking again "Do you find me boring Arya?"

"No, Heda" Arya straightens herself in a more respectable sitting position "I just think that it would be interesting to know what she wants and the position of all the world's leaders on this matter. More than half of them are our enemies after all" Arya takes a bite before adding "You know, keep your friends close and your enemies closer"

Lexa looks at Arya thoughtfully, she doesn't know if Arya's words are her motif with Sansa now that she said that because she never saw her even trying to talk to someone.

"That's correct but as far as we're concerned the Mountain men are no longer interested in us" Lexa arguments before Arya fires back "Just last week they tried to take a group of kids playing in the Woods, if I wasn't there they would be dead by now" Lexa looks at her unfazed but then Arya hits her target well "Aden was there too"

Lexa's eyes widen in concern "Why am I hearing about that just now?"

"You've been busy Heda" The young girl says but Lexa is not having it "I'm never too busy to know what's happening in my territories especially when it comes to the safety of Natblidas" Lexa lets out coldly and starts pacing in her room before glaring at Arya again "what's the nature of your interest for Sansa?"

Arya is taken aback by her commander's question, she wipes her mouth with the back of her hand before answering almost in a questioning tone "Good?" Not sure if it is the right answer.

"Define Good" Lexa orders.

"Good as she's a pretty and smart, she also has something that I haven't seen in a while, a pure heart. It was refreshing to talk to her" Arya replies sincerely.

Lexa knows what Arya is talking about, this is exactly how she felt Clarke is except that she also knows how to annoy her "And you're aware that I won't accept nor tolerate that one of my advisers mate a Skaikru, let alone a royalty Skaikru"

Arya smiles at Lexa "I'm aware" She simply replies.

"Good! Go have some sleep. We're leaving tomorrow" Lexa dismisses her.

"I thought we're staying?" Arya frowns confused.

Lexa stares into Arya's eyes and asks "Are you sure you are not just willing to stay because of Sansa?"

"No! I genuinely think what the princess might suggest is good for everyone. Death has been our companion for too long. The mountain men have been wiping villages and villages without being punished" Arya replies seriously making Lexa second guess her decision.

"Thank you for your advice, Arya" Lexa lets out after thinking about it.

"So we're staying" Arya states and Lexa simply nods as a reply before she watches the young girl grab an apple and leave. Just as the door closes behind Arya, Lexa approaches the basket and the wine and serves herself almost moaning at each bite and sip, she was starving.

Clarke's room;

Clarke gets back to her room and finds Niylah already waiting for her. She starts undressing to put something lighter to sleep while Niylah is looking at her hungrily "I missed you"

Clarke smiles at her "It has been a hell of few days…I'm sorry for not being a good girlfriend"

"Bad Clarke" Niylah jokes.

Clarke chuckles as she joins her in her bed "I haven't been bad for a while actually" She eyes Niylah who is wearing a see through nightgown.

"You were tonight! I saw how you were looking at Heda at dinner" Niylah says with an accusing tone

"Lexa?"

"You call her my Heda, Lexa?" Niylah lets out surprised.

"Yes! Why?" Clarke asks confused at Niylah's reaction.

"Not everyone does" Niylah replies.

"Tell me more about her" Clarke asks her but Niylah shakes her head "I'm not doing this with you. I'm your girlfriend not your spy"

"So you won't mind if I go spend some time with her to get to know her?" Clarke teases.

Niylah shrugs "I've always found Lexa sexily frightening! I wonder how she is in bed"

Clarke can't help frowning, she doesn't like how Niylah talks about Lexa. She feels jealous, not of Lexa but of Niylah. She knows her better than she does and she is apparently interested to know how she is in bed and it rubs Clarke the wrong way but she can't help asking "How?"

Niylah smirks "She must be fierce in bed, I mean did you see the way she talks and the way she stares at everyone? God her eyes can melt anyone, and her hands! Did you see them?" Niylah lets out an exaggerated gasp "I'm sure she can make me cum as good as you…her legs, her hair and her commanding voice…" As Niylah is talking Clarke starts feeling herself hardening and Niylah doesn't miss her bulge growing.

"Are you getting hard because I'm talking about Heda?" Niylah's eyes widen.

"No! Come here" Clarke says smashing her lips against Niylah's to silence her.

Next morning;

At lunch, Sansa walks a little bit grumpy into the dinner room. She doesn't want to be the center of attention, she kind of woke up on the wrong side of the bed but then her eyes meet Arya's and instantly her long face disappears leaving place to a bright smile and a light pink shade over her cheeks.

"You're here!" She lets out with a soft voice "I thought you're leaving today"

"Well, I couldn't leave without seeing how your redhead looks under the sun" Arya says making Sansa's cheeks even more red.

"We're indoors" Sansa comments.

"Exactly" Arya agrees "Care to join me for a walk? I want to see King Jake's famous Gardens, Heda praised them and said that they are worth visiting"

Sansa's heart swells with pride "Yes, they are"

"Let's eat first" Arya says and Sansa nods happily. They eat in silence, but it is not a weird or uncomfortable one. Arya finds some comfort in Sansa's proximity, her presence is calming and somehow makes her forget all her sorrows especially when their eyes meet and Arya sees herself in them. She makes her feel just like any other girl, not the trained killer.

When they both finish having lunch, they walk outside side by side not bothering to talk. Arya glances at Sansa to admire at her beautiful ginger hair under the sunlight and Sansa blushes then she quickly looks back forward to not make her uncomfortable.

"Here we are" Sansa extends her arm gesturing at the Gardens' who are now visible from where they are standing.

Arya is silent for a moment appreciating the view before she looks at Sansa and says "They really are beautiful!"

Sansa takes her hand and rushes her in "You should see how they look from the inside. Arya's heart jolts at the feeling of Sansa's hand in hers. Her skin is so soft comparing to hers.

When Sansa arrives to her favorite spot in the gardens she stops there and looks at Arya "You like it?"

Arya looks around thoughtfully then back at Sansa "It's warm and it looks much like a room without a ceiling"

Sansa chuckles "Yeah, it is where I come whenever I want to be alone"

Arya looks at Sansa's lips then up into her eyes "Thank you for sharing with me your home"

Sansa smiles "Come on let' sit here for a moment" Arya follows the redhead and sits so she is facing her but her eyes are still studying this hidden corner.

"Tell me about you" Sansa asks Arya warily, she didn't get much from her the night before and then she thought she left. Now, she wants to get to know her as much as she can.

"What do you want to know? Ask me anything" Arya shrugs and Sansa is surprised that she just didn't redirect her question back at her but allowed her a rather positive answer "I…well I wasn't expecting you would agree" Arya smiles at Sansa encouraging her to ask whatever she had in mind.

"How did you become a Trikru?" Sansa ends up asking and before Arya replies she adds "and become so close to Heda?"

"I was a lone wolf" Arya starts gesturing at the wolf symbol on her outfit "in the woods and have been for a while when I met two Trikru alphas. They rounded me and tried to frighten me, they were reeking and clearly aroused seeing me in distress"

"They wanted to abuse you!" Sansa lets out terrified and Arya nods "I simply took my sword and defended myself as I was taught. After I was done, their commander came out from the woods and asked to talk to me"

"Why didn't she stop them they're her subjects?" Sansa asks confused.

Arya smiles at her but doesn't answer instead she continues her story "I agreed and followed her…and since then I haven't left her side"

"Why? What did she tell you?" Sansa asks again.

"She offered me something I couldn't refuse" Arya simply replies but seeing the frown on Sansa's face so she elaborates "I teach the kids, Natblidas, on how to use a sword and some other things"

"You teach little kids how to kill" Sansa rephrases Arya's answer voice full of trepidation.

Arya feels her heart crack "Yes" She lets out after a moment of silence then when she sees the look in Sansa's eyes she takes a deep breath and adds "I'm sorry if I've hurt your sensitivity"

Sansa quickly recollects herself "It is fine. I just don't understand why you do it? Aren't you aware of your doings or you just…" Sansa stops thinking about the right word before adding disappointed "I mean you don't look like a killer"

It strikes the young girl hard. Here it is, the look everyone gives her, painted in Sansa's green eyes. The look is familiar but she hates it. She has been an innocent girl with a pure heart one day, it is long forgotten but it is there somewhere buried deep in her and Sansa was able to see it. That's what gave Arya hope, that's what made her feel comfortable and that's why she rejoiced the few moments she has spent with her but now Sansa's eyes are mirroring something else. Sansa's eyes are bearing the same look the whole world have been giving her for long and it just knocked her back to her brutal reality.

"I should walk you back to the castle" Arya lets out voice heavy. They walk back to the castle, both silent now that their different realities kicked in, they don't know what to say anymore.

Meeting;

Clarke gets into the throne room just like the first time with confident strides even if she could notice that there are less guests. Clearly most of them are not interested in what she has to suggest but it doesn't discourage her. She knows that many people and leaders fear change.

She was not expecting them to all agree and start plotting and giving life to her ideas. No, she knew even before inviting them that it is not going to be an easy task especially for a new and unknown leader. She knows she has a lot of work to do in order to convince at least the most important leaders that may make a change among them the two first opponents of her idea, Queen Nia and Commander Lexa.

In fact, Clarke didn't have to do all the work on her own. After breakfast this morning, she received an unannounced visit in her room from Queen Nia and a girl walking by her side, a beautiful girl kept smiling and flirting with her but Clarke didn't reciprocate nor even acknowledge her. Her main focus was on the Queen's words trying to study all the way she is talking and behaving after all it is her main purpose for inviting them in her lands.

'You should come as soon as your guests leave and visit us, words are not enough to give you an idea. You have to see the greatness of the North for yourself' That's how the Queen unofficially invited Clarke who had no other choice than to reply politically correct manner 'It sounds nice, I will make sure to not miss it'.

Clarke was not impressed by the invitation she was more sceptic about the Queen's good intentions. Why would Queen Nia invite her to the North while she is explicitly expressed her disagreement about any form of negotiation?

This means, she already hooked the Queen's interest enough for her to reconsider her plans, after all she needs the Ice nation's knowledge of the Mountain men and territory. All she had left was to convince the commander Lexa, she knew it is a lost battle as the Trikru Heda left this morning or so she thinks.

The first thing Clarke notices are green eyes staring at her, and the commander's slightly more receptive presence. Clarke's lips curve in a barely perceptible smile at the commander's direction.

A reaction, a smile the commander herself doesn't know how to interpret, whether it is a 'nice to see you again' smile or a more 'you can't resist my charms' smile. Either ways it rubs her wrong and she becomes as useless as a fifth wheel.

It was not what Arya had in mind when she asked her commander to take part of the meeting. She kept nudging her and clearing her throat whenever something the princess or any other leader said important to get her attention but she received nothing but her famous unfazed face.

Eventually when Clarke brings up again negotiation in the discussion, the throne room erupts just like she wanted it 'Better get loud reactions than none' she thinks then her eyes ends up unequivocally on someone in particular to see the reaction but finds none.

Most of the leaders are more interested in knowing her plans without even entertaining the idea of an alliance. Clarke finishes by killing their curiosity with something like 'I won't divulge anything until we're allies' she expresses it in different ways according to the leader she is addressing until they leave the throne room.

Clarke is the last one leaving the throne room with considerably less confidence on getting the great commander's support than when she saw her, thinking that it was rather a receptive face. She scolds herself for being so positive about someone as strong headed as Lexa 'I need to approach her differently. I need to know more about her, her weakness if she has any' Clarke thinks.

Later at dinner;

Just like the previous evening, Clarke walks into the dinner room with Sansa while Niylah is clinging jealously at her other side. She doesn't mind it, on the contrary she rejoice when she sees Lexa staring daggers at her direction.

Sansa quickly leaves her sister's side not feeling well and Clarke murmurs something in Niylah's ear who frees her arm and mingles with the world's leaders leaving her as free as a bird. Just as this morning, the lack of Lexa's interest serves only to prompt and intrigue Clarke further.

"May I have a word with you Heda?" Clarke interrupts the commander from her thoughts.

After looking at Clarke from head to toe, Lexa acquiesces with a nod and Clarke gestures for her to follow her. She wants to offer her arm for Lexa to take but refrains.

Clarke walks by Lexa's side keeping a respectable distance towards the room's balcony before she speaks "It was a great surprise to see you among us today! I thought you left" Lexa is silent to that. She doesn't really need to say anything Clarke is just expressing herself.

Then Clarke adds "Why you didn't voice your opinion today?" and Lexa knows that she is expected to reply "Why do you need to hear my opinion?"

"Because you matter" Clarke blurs out but quickly builds up her argument correctly "You belong to the most influential leaders I'd like to have as allies! My people have the science and the technology and yours have the skills, the numbers…twelve clans is a copious number of warriors"

"I thought war is not your way. Also, you have larger territories now" Lexa comments.

"I know but the Skaikru are not really reproductive as Trikru, our lands are empty" Clarke replies and Lexa snorts feeling less tense around the princess "Does it have to do with the Skaikru poor equipment?"

"No" Clarke replies with a raised eyebrow feeling offended and confused. The only occasion she sees the commander smiling is when she offends her.

"I would have sworn it is that! You've been dating Niylah for quite some time but nothing happened, no kids!" Lexa explains and Clarke feels her blood boiling but she doesn't want to discourage her from loosening up around her. If this is what is going to cost her to finally get something from Lexa, she is not going to be exigent.

Clarke swallows her rage and says "It seems you know about me more than I know about you"

"There's nothing to know about me. I'm Heda" Lexa trails off.

"What does that even mean?" Clarke asks confused.

"I thought you understand Trigedasleng?"

Clarke nods positively before asking "Heda means commander but what does it mean 'I'm Heda, nothing to know about me'?"

"It means that I have more important things to do than to…you know"

"Well, how do you handle your heat?"

Unexpectedly, Lexa blushes "I thought we are talking about politics not my private life"

Clarke can't help teasing Lexa "Mighty Heda is a prude, huh!" Lexa's jaw tenses and Clarke meets her threatening look, instead of serving its purpose to intimidate and silence Clarke on the subject, Lexa's look ignites something deep into Clarke who blurs out "Don't look at me like that…it's distracting"

Lexa frowns when Clarke looks away, she is not aware that Clarke's meaning of distraction is not the same as hers but she unmistakably feels the discussion drifting from a political interest so she asks Clarke "Do you think anyone is going to agree for an alliance with your people?"

Clarke looks back at Lexa but without meeting her eyes "Yes! Actually, Queen Nia already seems interested, she even invited me to visit the Ice nation"

Lexa greets her teeth "I hope you know what that means Klark, you're to be my enemy!" Lexa hopes the princess didn't notice that she used her name instead of her title.

Clarke doesn't miss Lexa's distress, she looks right into her eyes this time "Because she'll be my ally?" She asks rhetorically then adds "why? What are we now? Am I not already your enemy?"

Lexa is taken aback by her question "King Jake was never my enemy even if our people were! As for you I'm waiting to see"

"You knew father?" Clarke asks eagerly and Lexa nods "He was a good hearted man"

"Thank you" Clarke smiles feeling her heart warm.

"I came to Arkadia once! With my mentor Anya, for some trade or something! I was young I don't remember why but I've enjoyed my stay" Lexa surprises Clarke with the little anecdote.

"The gardens! It was you" Clarke blurs out.

Lexa blushes "Yes! I was fascinated by flowers since I was a pup but when my parents knew I was a Natblida they sent me to Polis"

"That's from where I remembered your eyes, green orbs staring daggers at me hiding between the peonies" Lexa smiles because she remembers too that day too, Clarke's blue eyes too fascinated her.

"You've a beautiful smile for a trained killer" The words come out of Clarke's mouth before she can stop them. Lexa looks away putting back her commander face but Clarke is not going to give up easily.

"I mean it" She adds putting her hand on Lexa's arm to have her attention. Lexa looks back at her and their eyes lock for a moment. Lexa feels a familiar yet to long silent thud against her chest and hopes Clarke can't hear it not knowing that the Skaikru princess is in the same situation.

Clarke's eyes flick to Lexa's plump lips, she is beautiful, so beautiful Clarke wants to kiss her be damned who they are but unfortunately they are interrupted by a voice 'Your highness, Dinner is served' Both avert their eyes to the speaker and Clarke snarls angrily making her servant bow and apologize before leaving backwards.

Lexa studies Clarke's face trying to understand her reaction but the princess quickly manages recollect herself taking a deep breath, feeling intoxicated by Lexa's exquisite scent, and flashes her a fake smile "Let's have dinner, shall we".

Unlike the previous day, Clarke made sure to sit the Trikru next to her, She fights the urge to smile when she sees the way Titus fumes in his chair. Instead of sitting him next to his commander she sat him at the other end of the table to avoid interrupting her if ever she gets the chance to talk to the commander.

Lexa arches her eyebrow questioningly at the new sitting arrangements and Clarke justifies "I wasn't having you starving for a second night! Eat" Lexa squirms in her chair feeling all eyes on her.

Lexa doesn't hesitate and tastes the food presented to her much to Clarke's surprise and happiness while Sansa is staring daggers at her. She wipes her mouth and looks at her expectantly waiting to hear what she has to say.

"Did you send Arya to kill someone?" Clarke's eyes widen at her little sister's stupid question. She is about to interfere when Lexa replies coolly "Arya is not feeling well tonight, she got food poisoned"

Sansa's eyes widen worriedly but then quickly Clarke tries to calm her taking her hand and says "She is well"

"How would you know?" Sansa asks and Clarke looks at Lexa hoping she might understand that her little sister wouldn't understand her humor because she is worried about the other girl.

"She just needed to rest, she is fine" Lexa replies.

"Can I go to my room?" Sansa asks eyes filled with tears.

"Of course" Clarke replies caressing her little sister's cheek soothingly before she leaves.

Lexa doesn't miss Clarke's reaction seeing her little sister, she leans closer to her and says "You shouldn't have introduced your sister"

"Why is that?" Clarke asks confused.

"You revealed your enemies your weakness" Lexa explains.

"Weakness?" Clarke asks and Lexa nods affirmatively.

"What is it, family?"

"Love!" Lexa says. Clarke looks at her for a moment thoughtfully then asks "Is it how Trikru sees love?"

Lexa looks into Clarke's blue eyes "This is how Trikru commanders are"

"So you don't have a mate" Clarke states and Lexa wonders if she is asking her because clearly Clarke knows that she is not mated. She saw her scanning her neck for any mating mark "To be commander is to be alone" Lexa replies anyway.

Clarke looks at her disappointed, it means that Lexa won't ever consider a mate, it means that she doesn't have a chance. Clarke quickly shakes the idea away "With all my respect Heda but Trikru commanders are stupid to think that way"

A smile creeps into the corner of Lexa's lips "Not stupid! Strong enough to not need a partner"

"Lexa, Come on! Don't you know that all wars are fought because of beautiful women and…" Clarke stops before saying something out of line and Lexa stiffens remembering her late lover.

Clarke doesn't miss Lexa's discomfort, she remembers what her sister told her about Lexa "I'm sorry! I shouldn't hav-" Lexa fakes a smile and interjects "Thank you for the delicious food, Princess Clarke! A long journey awaits me, I need rest"

Clarke's heart breaks guiltily before she tries anything Lexa has already left and Titus behind her. Clarke looks back at her other guests and tries to keep her alpha busy enough to not run after Lexa and comfort her.

Sansa spends half an hour pacing in her room before gathering enough courage to go and talk to Arya. She rushes through the hallways towards the Trikru's quarters and stops abruptly when she finds her older sister standing by the commander's room.

Clarke grimaces feeling a little bit embarrassed to be caught at the commander's door but then when she sees her little sister's face she tilts her head catching up with the real reason.

"I…I was-" Sansa stutters trying to justify her presence in the Trikru's quarters when two doors open simultaneously.