Raven saw a body fall off the ship from her spot in the cockpit. She ran out fearing the worst. She ran to the edge of the ship and spotted Lexa struggling to stay above the water.
"Sailor down!" Jasper yelled. "Sailor down!"
"Help me cut down one of the lifeboats!" Raven shouted at Bellamy.
Raven jumped into one of the life canoes and cut the left rope while Bellamy cut the right.
"Stay on the ship!" Raven told Bellamy. "You're the only other person on the ship who knows about Lexa, so I need you to be the messenger if anything happens to us!"
They finished cutting the rope and the small canoe fell to the ocean.
Lexa was drifting further and further away from the ship. Her head was continuously dunked under water due to the forceful waves. She was struggling to stay afloat and water was starting to fill her lungs. Lexa knew how to swim but it was becoming harder to breathe since the waves were so violent.
Raven paddled to where Lexa was and pulled her into the canoe. Lexa lay in the canoe trying to catch her breath.
"Grab a paddle and let's row back to the ship!" Raven yelled through the loud thunder. "If we get close enough, they can let down a rope and pull us up!"
When they got closer to the boat, Bellamy, Monty, and Jasper threw down a rope and were ready to pull them up. However, the wind blew the ship too hard for them to catch up.
"Captain! We have two crew members overboard!" Bellamy yelled. "We have to slow down the ship to reach them!"
"Crew! Dismantle all sails! Now! Move!" The captain screamed after hearing Bellamy.
After 20 minutes the sails were dismantled. Lexa and Raven chased the ship to catch up but it was still moving to fast. Several times, the wind knocked them out of the canoe as it flipped over.
"Drop the anchor!" The captain yelled, seeing that the ship was still moving too fast.
The anchor was dropped but the wind was so strong that the anchor dragged the bottom of the ocean, only slowing the ship and not stopping it.
Raven and Lexa were starting to catch up with the ship now that it was finally slowing down.
Bellamy, Monty, and Jasper threw out the rope again to try and pull them up. However, it was just out of reach.
The wind picked up again, flipping the canoe over once more.
"Swim for the rope!" Raven shouted at Lexa.
Lexa swam with every muscle in her body to reach the rope. She was only feet from the rope but it was still just out of reach. Raven started slowing down as she was becoming exhausted from swimming and the strenuous rowing that they did in the canoe.
"Come on, Raven! We're almost there!" Lexa encouraged "We're so close!"
"Just go! I'll be ok." Raven said starting to sink a bit. "I'm too worn-out."
Lexa looked back at the rope that was only feet away and then turned back to look at Raven who was drifting further and further away from the ship.
Within seconds, Lexa swam back to Raven and held her to stop her from swallowing too much water. She spotted the canoe in a distance.
"Wrap your hands around my shoulders Raven," she told her.
Lexa finally reached the canoe, flipped it right side up, helped Raven inside and climbed in herself. When she caught her breath she turned back to look at the ship and it had already drifted about a mile away. The ship was gone and there was no way that they would be able to get back on it.
…
Lexa woke to the sun beaming down on her face. Her lips were chapped and her skin was extremely dry. She sat up to see that Raven was searching for land with her hand shielding her eyes from the sun.
It was so bright, that no one could ever guess that there was a terrible rainstorm just hours before.
Raven noticed that Lexa sat up from her nap.
"Lexa, I'm so sorry. You're stuck in the middle of nowhere because you came back for me," Raven said. "I owe my life to you. It's true what everyone says about you in the castle. You are not like the other nobles and I cannot thank you enough."
Raven pulled Lexa into a hug, grateful to be alive.
"I just did what any normal person would have done," Lexa claimed.
"No, you are far beyond normal," Raven replied. "I see land up ahead. It looks like only a few hours away if we paddle."
"Is that Jihet?" Lexa asked.
"No, we're nowhere near Jihet," she said. "I think it might be Hidif. But we won't know until be get there."
Lexa and Raven picked up their paddles and rowed.
…
Clarke was done with the castle. In the back of her mind, she knew that Aiden was right. There was no point of her staying in the castle when the love of her life was gone in some other part of the world. Sure she had everything she needed there: servants, a luxurious wardrobe, money, one of the largest rooms in the castle, but it all meant nothing without Lexa.
She thought that maybe if she stayed, she could use politics to gain Lexa's acceptance back in the castle. But all of her efforts were in vain. Nothing worked and she missed Lexa beyond belief. 'That's it, she thought to herself. I'm leaving once and for all.'
It was especially hard for Clarke to leave the castle since Pike ordered extra guards to watch over her. They kept a tight eye on her every move. She knew that if she wanted to get out, she'd have to somehow distract them.
Clarke walked to the flower gardens, as she often did before the departure of Lexa. As she walked down the corridors and out into the gardens, she noticed that there were 4 guards watching her every move.
Once she reached the garden, she picked out an array of different flowers and herbs. She paid special attention to the purple lotus flowers in the water.
Shortly afterwards she returned to her room just in time for lunch. She decorated the room with the flowers, except for the purple lotus flowers. She picked the peddles off the flowers and put them in a small brown cloth bag.
During her studies as a child, Clarke learned that consuming the peddles of those flowers were very dangerous since they were poisonous. Consuming them will kill a grown man within minutes.
Tibby walked in Clarke's room to deliver her lunch.
"Good afternoon," Clarke said standing from her chair.
"Good afternoon, my lady," Tibby replied. "How are you holding up?"
"Quite well Sir," Clarke answered. Although she wasn't holding up well at all. All she could think about was leaving the castle and reuniting with Lexa and Aiden. She was willing to do anything it took. "Tibby, I was wondering if you could possibly do me a favor."
"Anything for you, kind one," Tibby said placing Clarke's food on the table.
"There are four guards who watch over me the moment I step out of this room. You know the one's I'm talking about."
"Of course I do."
"For dinner, could you make them some tea with these flowers?" Clarke asked, handing Tibby the bag.
"Of course," Tibby replied taking the bag. "Dinner will be served at 6pm sharp."
Tibby winked at Clarke and closed the door behind him.