"Shit" he muttered to himself. "Shit shit shit!" He said with a bit more emphasis. He looked at her just standing there, hell it didn't even look like she was breathing. Not that he really cared; all he was sure of is that he had to get out of here.

He looked back over at her, God Damnit! He sighed and groaned! He couldn't just leave her. Oh he thought about, several times in the last 5 minutes, just leave her standing there looking for all the world like she no longer cared what happened to her. He stopped pacing and looked more closely 'did she ever care what happened to her' he thought, she took care of everyone, even him sometimes, but he wondered if she ever thought of herself.

He took her hand and tries to pull her towards the door, but she doesn't budge. He gives her shoulders a good shake, but she continues to stare ahead, he wasn't sure if she was even blinking. Finally he turned her so she could no longer see the blood stained furs lying on the bed.

"Damn it Princess don't make me punch you and don't think I won't either" Murphy shook her shoulders much harder this time making her head snap forward.

"Look Clarke we need to get outta here!" Murphy was trying not to raise his voice because there were guards outside the door. He let go of her and looked frantically around the room trying to find a way out.

He went to the window and looks down "We're not going that way?" He said, realizing they were on the top floor of about a 30 story building. "Clarke is there another way out?"

Clarke just stands there still unresponsive, silent tears rolling slowly down her face.

So he decides to try another tactic "They're going to pin this on us Princess" Murphy grips her shoulders, none to gently and looks into her eyes "they'll pin it on me, you know that." She blinks. Oh now he's getting somewhere.

"Look I know you don't like me, I'm ok with that and the feeling is pretty damn mutual, but I didn't do this." he said pointing at the bloody bed "You gotta get me out of here! Come on Clarke, I can't do this without you, I need your help."

Clarke looked up into Murphy's blue eyes, she never noticed they were blue "I wouldn't let them do that." Her voice was low and tired "I wouldn't…." she shook her head, as much to clear it as to affirm that she wouldn't let them hurt him.

"Well Princess that's what's going to happen when that scary ass bastard comes back in. Is there another way out?"

Clarke nods her head "yea….. um yes, a lot of these rooms have passages between them. This one leads to the council chamber and to .." Clarke looks back at the bed "Lexa's room"

She took a deep breath and looked at Murphy as if seeing him for the first time. "Titus doesn't know about all the passages, or he wouldn't have left us in here." Murphy's lips turn up a tiny bit, she's coming around, and he can almost hear the clockworks in her head starting to go tick tock tick tock. She looked back at the bed, wiped a tear from her face and walked towards the far wall. She opened the closet and moved clothes to the side and pushed the back wall to reveal a small opening. She stood up and motioned for Murphy to go through.

Murphy looked into the opening. "Well of course there are secret passages" he says, knowing she's not really listening "the grounders live a medieval life in modern buildings that were blown up by nukes, so you know that makes sense." he looks back at Clarke "Where does it go?"

Clarke took a step towards the bed her voice still cold and flat "to the council chamber."

"Yea I got nothing, I don't know where or what that is Princess" He says with a bit of sarcasm.

"You'll come out behind a stone hearth. If the room is clear go to the other side of the room, behind the staircase, there's a passage that leads to her room." She took another step closer to the bed "You can make your way out of the building that way."

But before Clarke could take another step a firm hand grabs hold of her arm "oh no, you're coming with me. I don't even know where the hell I am, there's no way I'd make it out of this building let alone out of this God forsaken town. You're coming with me." Murphy pulls her towards the closet and pushes her in; and then follows her though, he pulls the closet door closed and rearranges the clothes as he follows her into the passageway.

They crept slowly through the narrow passageway that leads into the council chamber. Clarke put a finger up to her lips and mouthed the word "quiet".

They stood just behind a heavy tapestry and listened to the voices coming from the council chamber "You go, get her chamber women and take them to the sanctuary the guards have taken Heda's body there, have them prepare her for the conclave." It was Titus Lexa's 'Flamer Keeper', her chief advisor "…And you" he continued "You go and get the Natblidas' ready for conclave." Murphy and Clarke heard a door open and close and Clarke starts to exit the passageway when Murphy holds her back as someone begins talking again "What will you do Master?" Titus voice is low they have to strain to hear it "I must convene the ambassadors and tell them what has happened. And then I will take care of the bodies of Wanheda and the boy. The ambassadors will want to know that blood has answered blood" Again they hear a door close.

Murphy carefully peers around the tapestry and steps out when he is sure the room is empty. Taking Clarkes hand he pulls her across the room.

"He's already told them we're dead. I knew he was going to pin this on us somehow, and if we're dead we can't tell anyone what really happened." They walk behind the spiral staircase and through the passageway in to Lexa's room.

Clarke pulls back against Murphy's hand, looking at the bed she and Lexa had shared so recently. Murphy looked at Clarke and at the bed, the furs and covers rumpled and the subtle imprint of two bodies still visible. Murphy scratched his face with his left hand and sighed showing his discomfort. Handling emotional situations are not his strong suit. Causing them, that's more up his alley.

"Don't flake out on me Princess, I don't know what was going on with you and her but we have to go. Here…." He said grabbing a cloak off the floor "put this on and pull the hood up. if someone sees us there's no denying who you are with all that blonde hair. Now which way?" He says moving towards the door.

"The main stairwell is to the left and the lift is straight ahead, both are heavily guarded. We need to take the back way down. Go right. It's at the end of the hall" Clarkes voice is completely devoid of emotion and Murphy wonders how long she can remain this stoic before she finally brakes. He hopes she lasts at least until they get of the city.

...

Octavia knew where to find him; she knew he'd be at the place he had been haunting for days now. She walked into the clearing near the drop ship. Their first home here on earth. Who would ever have thought that this would be like coming home? Octavia was worried about her brother, these last few days he hadnt slept and hardly eaten. He'd lost Clark so many times, to grounders, to the mountain, even to her own guilt but all those times there was always the hope that he would find her, that she would come back to him. And even after Gina died he seemed to carry on, he made some shitty decisions but he wasn't near as lost as he is now. And she was afraid that Clarkes death had finally broken him. He loved Clarke everyone one knew it, except maybe Bellamy. Octavia wasn't sure what Clarkes' deal was, she knew that Clarke felt the same way for Bellamy, but the feelings they had for each other weren't enough to overcome what she felt was her duty. Octavia snorted 'duty my ass she thought,' Clarke was trying to cleanse herself of the overwhelming guilt she felt, trying to make things right. The way Octavia saw it, running away never fixed anything. She walked into the drop ship and found her brother standing inside.

Octavia stood there for a few minutes taking it all in, remembering Raven lying on the table, Finn too. Hell Clark had worked her healing magic on all of them at one point or another.

She walked over and took her brothers hand. They were quiet for a while.

Bellamy was the first to speak "One Hundred, 'O', One Hundred started the journey and now ... so few of us left."

"101 Bell" she smiled "You were the stowaway remember"

Bellamy nodded "yea"

"Do you regret it? Stowing away?"

"No. I did it for you" he smiled a little "my sister, my responsivity. And I would have ended up coming down with the Ark so I'm here either way."

Octavia didn't know what to say to help him, …. 'time heals all wounds?' no Bellamy had too many wounds it would feel like an eternity… 'There's a reason for this?' There wasn't though, not really. Sometimes it feels like Clarke was just another person they lost here on Earth…. 'Be strong?' Yea, cause my big brother has never been strong' she thought. So instead of words she just took his arm and pulled it around her shoulders and snuggled next to him and wrapped her arms around his waist.

Bellamy pulled her close "Thanks O"

Octavia laid her head against his chest " Bell I came out here because Pike is looking for you, Monty told me. But also Kane was asking about you, he wanted to talk to you about Clarke. I think Abby is wondering if they will let us come and get her and bring her here to be buried."

Bellamy hung his head "I haven't talked to Abby...not since you told us...I don't know what to say."

"I don't think you have to say anything, Clarke was her daughter and your friend, your partner. I don't think either of you realised what she meant to you until ..." Octavia's voice faded away.

"I feel close to her here" Bellamy finally said "She saved so many of us."

"So did you…..you both did. You did good here Bell."

Bellamy looked down at his little sister. "That's what Clarke said. More than once."

Bellamy let his arm drop from Octavia's shoulders and turned to walk out "I just don't know if I can do any good without her."

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So let me know what you think…I haven't seen last weeks episode yet and I wont watch until this is fini.. I want to make sure it my thoughts and that means it might be off cannon at this point. So please no spoilers in the comments and I appreciate you reading and liking and commenting.

CE