Thank you so much to everyone who commented with feedback on the balance between the trio. It really helped me and I hope that I can make it even better now.
Sorry that I didn't reply to the comments sooner, I was flat out with work last week so I didn't really have the chance to reply until now.

Anyways, things are definitely getting more interesting so enjoy

Warning: there is a bit of poly-phobia (don't actually know if that's a word) and it's got some gore in it again

Clarke

The tension in the throne room was palpable. Clarke tried not to fidget in her chair as she watched the other ambassadors. A few were whispering among themselves but her eyes were focussed on the ambassadors of Azgeda and Blue Cliff.

Nulon had been in a foul mood ever since the news of the attack reached Polis, and rightfully so. However, now that Clarke knew the truth, she was worried about what he would do when he found out too. He was a desperate man trying to look out for his people and that could be dangerous.

As for the Ice Nation ambassador, Clarke had learnt that his name was Yannis. He was known as a great warrior and general in Queen Nia's army and Clarke didn't like him. He almost always had this smug look on his face and he clearly didn't respect Lexa. He didn't say much in the meetings she had been to, but Clarke had seen him whispering in the ears of the other ambassadors at other times. It was almost like he was biding his time, waiting for the right moment.

Lexa walked into the room with Kida behind her, capturing everyone's attention as she walked to her throne. She had suggested to Clarke that it would be better if they didn't arrive together, to maintain that Lexa was not favouring Skaikru because Clarke was her soulmate. Clarke agreed and had gone to the throne room alone.

Lexa sat down and all the ambassadors did the same. Clarke observed Lexa's stoic face, but she knew that her green-eyed soulmate was very conflicted about what to do with this situation. There was no way that she could lie about what happened, it was more a matter of which truths to tell.

Clarke glanced over at Nulon and could see that he was gripping the arm of his chair tightly. He looked like he was about to jump out of his seat and demand answers.

"News of the slaughter of Neeta has surely reached your ears by now," Lexa said, her voice unwavering, "I went to investigate and discovered that it was in fact an animal attack. From the tracks that were left behind, I have come to the conclusion that wolves, not unlike my own, are responsible for this attack,"

Murmurs broke out within the room. Nulon rose to his feet and angrily pointed at Kida, who was sitting up beside Lexa's throne, "How do we know that it was not your wolf that did this?" He argued.

It was Clarke's turn to stand up, feeling anger surge through her at his accusation, "Kida has been by my side or the Commander's ever since we arrived in Polis. It couldn't have been her,"

"You have no proof!"

"Ask any of the guards!" She countered, "There are plenty of eye witnesses,"

Lexa held up her hand, silencing the room, "My wolf is not responsible for these attacks. There were multiple sets of tracks leading away from the village,"

"And you did not follow them or hunt them down?" Nulon exclaimed.

"I suggest you calm yourself Nulon before you say something you will regret," Lexa said, authority dripping from her voice. Nulon seemed to back down, if only a little bit from her words, "You have not seen what these wolves are capable of. I have and my warriors and I would have been slaughtered just like the people of Neeta, if we had hunted them down,"

Suddenly the doors burst open and Ryder ran into the room, almost out of breath, "Heda, there has been another attack, in Shadow Valley land. I intercepted a rider from the village and came straight here,"

The ambassador from the Shadow Valley clan stood up and shouted, "Jus drein, jus daun! These monsters must be killed!"

"And it should start with your's!" Nulon added, stepping closer to Lexa's throne. Her guards instantly stepped forward, ready to stop him. Quickly other ambassadors stood up and began chanting the infamous phrase.

Clarke looked over at Lexa, praying that she would stop this. She had not made a move yet but Clarke knew that she was trying to find a way to end this without bloodshed. However, Clarke struggled to see how that was possible. The Lycans were incredibly powerful and ten of them could probably kill 100 of Lexa's warriors without suffering any casualties.

Titus was trying to call the room to order but nothing was going to stop Nulon and the Shadow Valley ambassador.

Lexa was about to speak when out of the corner of her eye, Clarke saw Kida stand up. She slowly and purposefully moved down the steps in front of Lexa's throne. Clarke watched with baited breath as Kida stood in the middle of the room. All of the ambassadors had stepped back to their chairs, wary of her size and fearful of what she might do. Then Clarke saw it, Kida's fur began to shorten and her skin darkened; her paws lengthened out and her snout withdrew. She was shifting, in front the ambassadors of all thirteen clans.

Soon enough, Kida was standing tall, in human form, eyeing each of the ambassadors as they stared at her, gobsmacked and probably quite scared too. Even the guards shifted slightly and tightened their grips on their staves.

"Kida-?" Clarke started, wanting to question why she was doing this, but her raven-haired soulmate, held up her hand to stop her.

Kida ignored all of the stares and turned to look at Nulon, who was gaping at her.

"What…What are you?" He asked.

"I am a Lycan," Kida said confidently, "A human with the ability to transform into a wolf, and those wolves you so desperately want to hunt down are my people. I will not let you kill them,"

"They…they are murderous monsters,"

"You know nothing about us," Kida replied.

"But clearly Heda and Skai Prisa do," Yannis said suspiciously, stepping forward. He didn't seem afraid of Kida at all, but that was probably due to the fact that he had already killed a Lycan before.

"What are you suggesting, Yannis?" Lexa asked.

"That you and Clarke could have prevented these attacks from happening,"

"We knew nothing about these attacks and are just as surprised as you," Lexa replied steadily, "Kida saved our lives, then revealed herself to us. I asked her to by our personal guard. That is all,"

"Again," Kida interrupted, looking at Yannis, "you know nothing about me and my kind! The Lycans responsible for these attacks are under the control of a murderous Alpha who is forcing them to slaughter innocent people. Why? I do not know, but I intend to find out,"

"And what do you plan on doing?" the Shadow Valley ambassador said, "How do we know that you will not join them and attack more of our people?"

"I will go and seek out the Alpha. Heda and Skai Prisa will come with me."

The room immediately broke out into protests as the ambassadors started shouting over one another. Clarke could barely catch anything that was said but did hear one comment from the Floukru ambassador, "And give you the chance to kill them both?"

Kida must have heard this too because she turned and yelled right into his face, "I WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING TO HARM THEM! I would give my life for them!"

Finally, Lexa stood up, "EM PLENI!" The room went silent and everyone turned to Lexa, "Clarke and I will go with Kida,"

"Heda, think this through," Titus pleaded, but Lexa held up her hand to silence him.

"My decision is made Titus. If this will stop the attacks on my people then I will take the chance. Clarke?"

Clarke nodded strongly, trusting that Kida had an idea of what she was doing.

"Then it is settled. How long will we be gone?" Lexa asked.

"My guess is three to four days," Kida replied.

"Three days? The journey alone would take most of that time," the Floukru ambassador said.

"We will not be traveling on horseback, we will ride on Kida's back," Lexa said.

"How are we to know where you are should you not return after the estimated time?"

"We will take a Skaikru radio," Clarke said, "It will allow us to communicate with someone here or in Arkadia if something goes wrong. I know that Raven brought some with her,"

Lexa nodded and said with finality, "We will leave at dawn,"

XXXXX

"We'll leave channel eight open for you," Raven said as she handed Clarke a radio, "Check in every few hours so we don't have to come and find you,"

"I will," Clarke replied, "I'll also send through our co-ordinates. That way you can actually find us,"

As soon as Lexa closed the meeting, they began preparing to leave. Lexa had taken Kida to get clothes that were actually her size and also to give her some weapons, whilst Clarke had to tell her people that she was leaving again. As usual, her mom was not happy about it.

"Clarke, I don't think this is a good idea," Abby pleaded, "We still don't know enough about the Lycans. I'm sure there is a lot Kida hasn't told us,"

Clarke resisted the urge to roll her eyes at her mom, "Raven, could give us a minute?"

The mechanic looked between the two Griffin women and said, "I'll just be outside," She quickly left the room leaving Clarke alone with her mom, "Look, mom, I trust that Kida knows what she is doing. I don't know exactly what her plan is yet, but she knows her people better than I do,"

"I don't understand how you can trust her so easily. You have only known her for a few weeks. How do you know she isn't leading you into a trap?"

Now she was getting frustrated. Abby had known about Kida for weeks and is still questioning whether or not she can be trusted, "Kida isn't psychotic like the Alpha that is controlling the pack. I know for a fact that she would never do anything to hurt Lexa or me. She saved our lives! And she –" Clarke cut herself off, realising that she was about to say too much.

"And she what?" Abby inquired.

Clarke almost didn't reply, she was debating whether or not she should say anything to Abby yet. She decided on a small truth instead, "She means more to me than you will understand," Clarke replied quietly.

"Then help me understand, Clarke," Abby begged, reaching for Clarke's hand.

"She…she is my soulmate,"

Abby blinked at her, shocked. She was completely speechless for a minute, then she said, "But I thought Lexa –"

"Lexa is too," Clarke turned her back to Abby and lifted the back of her shirt, showing her tattoo, "Three triangles, three soulmates,"

"How?"

"I don't know mom, but it's how it is, and I'm happy. I feel like I'm where I'm meant to be,"

"Clarke, this isn't normal,"

"How is anything normal anymore, mom? I didn't expect to have more than one soulmate but I do and you need to accept that. I need you to accept that because the three of us are in a very dangerous position because of our bond,"

"There has to be some way to fix this, especially if you are in danger,"

"My soulmate bond doesn't need fixing!" Clarke shouted, "Just because it never happened on the Ark, doesn't mean it hasn't happened before," She couldn't stay there and listen to anything more that her mom had to say, "I need to go finish getting ready to go," Clarke said as she walked to the door, "I'll see you in the morning before we leave,"

Clarke quickly left the room, leaving a still shocked Abby in her wake. She didn't stop until she reached her room where she found Lexa, stuffing clothes into a pack.

"Clarke?" Lexa asked, leaving the pack and walking up to the blonde. She wrapped her strong arms around Clarke and pulled her into her body.

Clarke took a deep breath into Lexa's hair, capturing the scent of her pine soaps and immediately relaxing into her soulmate's embrace, "I told my mom about our bond,"

Lexa pressed a kiss to the top of her head and held her tighter.

"I didn't plan on it. She just wouldn't trust me about Kida,"

"It will be alright, Clarke," Lexa reassured, pulling back to look into Clarke's eyes, "We will fight through whatever comes our way, together, the three of us,"

Clarke's heart warmed at Lexa's words. She didn't even have to tell Lexa what happened and she knew exactly what to say to make her feel better, "You're certainly more positive about all of this,"

"Blame Kida," Lexa said with a smile, "she has a way with her words,"

Clarke just stared into Lexa's beautiful green eyes for a moment. They were so full of love that Clarke couldn't help but feel her heart lighten. It was so different to the Lexa she had first met and it made her love the brunette even more. Lexa was confident in their bond too and if the three of them stuck together, they could do anything.

"I love you," Clarke whispered as she leaned in to brush their noses gently.

"I love you too," Lexa replied and brought their lips together. It was just as magical as their first kiss and Clarke hoped that it always felt like that.

Just as Clarke felt Lexa's tongue brush her lips, they heard yelling from outside the room.

"You let me in when I was a wolf! What's the difference now that I'm human?"

They parted and Clarke walked back to the door. She opened it to find Kida, dressed in new clothes, glaring at the guards with her hands on her hips.

"What's going on?" Clarke asked.

"They're not letting me in," Kida growled.

Clarke let out an irritated sigh, "Kida is the Commander's personal guard. She goes wherever the Commander goes. No questions asked,"

"Exactly," Kida said as she pushed passed the guards and into the room, not giving them a chance to protest.

Clarke closed the door behind them and turned to Kida, taking in her new outfit. She was dressed in a sleeveless black top, with a high collar that showed off the tattoos on her arm. Her pants were tight-fitted and leather and accentuated all of her glorious curves. She wasn't wearing any shoes like normal as they inhibited her shifting. She also had a small fingerless glove on her right hand and a longer one on her left arm that went all the way to her elbow.

The entire outfit was black and Clarke had to stop herself from drooling by biting her lip.

"Lexa, you need to get some smarter guards," Kida stated as she started to take off her gloves.

"Give them time, Kida," Lexa said, "You only just revealed yourself this morning. They do not understand what is going on,"

"I know," Kida replied. She sighed and sat down on the edge of the bed, "I get the feeling that maybe it was a bad idea to reveal myself,"

"It was only a matter of time before everyone found out," Clarke said, "and who knows what would have happened if you hadn't. There could have been an army sent after the pack by now. At least this way, we have a bit more time,"

"And what exactly is your plan, Kida?" Lexa asked.

"We will track down the pack so I can confront Mason. I might be able to talk him down or at least find out why he is doing this,"

An idea suddenly popped into Clarke's head, "What if you reclaim the pack?"

Both Lexa and Kida turned to stare at her.

"You always said that you would eventually go back,"

"I am not tied to the pack anymore, Clarke. It's not that easy,"

"But you're a born Alpha and Mason isn't, that has to count for something, right?"

"I guess we won't know until we find them,"

XXXXX

The cold wind beat against Clarke's face as Kida sped through the woods. The sun had barely risen when they left Polis and wasn't going to make an appearance anytime soon as the sky was filled with grey clouds. Clarke was not looking forward to spending the next few days out in the cold, but at least Kida was like a personal heater who had no objections to cuddling.

Lexa had directed Kida where to go to reach the village that had most recently been attacked. It was further south than Clarke had ever been but she didn't have much time to take in the scenery. Kida was running so fast that almost everything was a blur.

Usually, a trip to this village on horseback would take almost two days, including stopping to rest and water the horses; but Kida was faster and had a lot more endurance than a horse did, so she managed to make the journey in less than half the time. They arrived at the village by nightfall to find it completely empty.

All of the bodies were gone, burnt in a ceremony as evident by the piles of ash that were left behind. The houses were abandoned, most likely ransacked by bandits. It was essentially a ghost town now.

Kida spent some time sniffing around the village while Clarke and Lexa set up camp for the night. They had found a cave not too far from the village that was inconspicuous enough for them to build a fire.

It wasn't too long after the fire was going that Kida returned, in human form with sadness in her eyes.

"I picked up my sister's scent," she said, "It's weak, but I think I can follow it and hopefully catch up to them,"

"Can you tell which way she went?" Lexa asked.

"Back into Trikru territory. They could be returning to the den but I don't know for sure,"

Clarke could tell that Kida wanted to keep going. She was very restless as they settled in for the night. She wouldn't stop moving. "Kida," she said, "you need to rest. You've been running all day,"

"I know, but every moment we wait," Kida said, "the further away the pack gets,"

"You cannot face Mason if you are exhausted," Lexa added, "none of us can,"

Kida sighed and sat down beside her soulmates and Clarke wrapped an arm around her waist.

"Try and get some sleep, okay?" Clarke said and kissed her gently, "I'll take the first watch and I need to check in anyway,"

Kida relaxed against Clarke's lips; she nodded and moved to the furs that they had rolled out beside the fire. She crawled underneath them and looked at Lexa expectantly.

"Wake me in a few hours," Lexa said to Clarke, before kissing her and moving to the furs too.

Clarke waited until she could hear their breathing even out, telling her Lexa and Kida were both asleep before she got up and walked to the mouth of the cave. She held up the radio and said, "Clarke to Raven, come in Raven,"

"Clarke?" said a voice that was definitely not Raven.

"Mom? Where is Raven?"

"I told her to get some rest for the night," Abby replied.

"Oh, well we found a cave near the village. I'll send through the coordinates,"

"Listen, Clarke, about last night I've had some time to think and–"

"We can talk about this when I get back, mom. I promise. We shouldn't talk about this over a radio," Clarke interrupted. She really wasn't in the mood to reason with her mom. It could wait for now.

"Okay," Abby said, sounding a bit disappointed.

"Just please don't tell anyone,"

"I won't,"

XXXXX

Kida kept her nose low to the ground as she ran back into Trikru land. As they got further and further in, she ran faster. The scent must have been getting stronger. Clarke and Lexa stayed silent while Kida ran, knowing that Kida was listening out for the pack too and they could interfere with her hearing.

They had been running for a few hours when Kida's ears suddenly perked up. She sprinted east and soon Clarke and Lexa could hear something. Screams, cries, and barks.

"There is a village in this direction," Lexa said, "It's not too far,"

Kida pushed herself faster making Clarke and Lexa grip her fur tighter. However, the screams soon stopped and there was an almighty howl but Kida didn't stop.

Clarke wasn't sure how, but she knew that the howl was one of triumph; that the Lycans had murdered another village of innocents. They were too late.

Kida suddenly came to a grinding halt as they arrived at the village and Clarke gasped at what she saw. It was devastating, so many people, dead and torn to pieces.

Clarke and Lexa dismounted Kida's back and they walked among the dead. There was blood everywhere, not a single spot on the ground was left uncovered.

Clarke walked toward one of the huts and peered inside. She was lost for words when she saw the body of a woman lying on top of two children, surrounded in a pool of blood. All of a sudden, Clarke felt short of breath, and the walls of the tiny hut began to close in around her. She quickly turned and left the hut, hoping to find some relief, but everywhere she looked, there were more dead bodies, more blood, and destruction.

Her lungs felt like they were closing in and she couldn't breathe. She tried desperately to fill her lungs with air but she couldn't. Suddenly she was swept up in strong arms and held tight, her head pressed against Lexa's chest.

"Focus Clarke," Lexa whispered, "Focus on my breathing, on my heartbeat,"

Clarke could feel the rhythm thump of Lexa's heartbeat against her ear. She closed her eyes and focused on it. She also felt the steady rise and fall of Lexa's chest as she breathed in and out.

"Breathe with me," Lexa said gently and Clarke tried to match each breath that her soulmate took. Eventually, she calmed down enough for the world to stop closing in on her and she pulled her head away from Lexa.

"Are you okay?" Lexa asked.

Clarke nodded, "How could they do this?" she gasped out.

She felt Kida push her head underneath her arm and Clarke stroked her fur gently.

They heard a twig snap in the silence of the destruction and Kida shot off into the trees.

"Kida!" Lexa called after her but she didn't listen and quickly disappeared from sight.

XXXXX

Kida

Rage fuelled Kida as she sprinted through the woods. She had spotted the end of a tail between the trees after she heard the twig snap and knew it was one of the pack, but once she recognised the scent, she saw red.

It didn't take her long to catch up to the beige wolf that was running away from her. When she was close enough, she leapt at him and tackled him to the ground, using her strength to pin him to the ground. He tried to get out from under her but she was far too strong for him to overpower on his own.

She snarled at him furiously, trying to get him to submit and shift. She couldn't communicate with him because they weren't from the same pack anymore, so the only way she could talk to him was in human form. He struggled for a little longer but eventually gave up and shifted.

Kida kept the naked man pinned under her large paw as she snapped her teeth at him.

"Kida," he said, trying to hide his fear, "What a pleasant surprise. We were wondering what happened to you,"

Kida shifted effortlessly and grabbed the man and threw him against the nearest tree.

"Drake!" She growled, "why is Mason killing innocent humans?"

Drake laughed and said, "He isn't killing anyone, it's the rest of the pack,"

"Clearly under his influence! How did he become Alpha?" She demanded.

"He challenged Alpha Conan and won," he said with a smirk.

"No," Kida said in disbelief and backed off slightly. Conan had become like a father to her after her father died. He swore that he would protect her and raise her to be the greatest Alpha ever.

"The old man was weak but he put up a good fight," he smirked.

"Don't you dare talk about him!" Kida roared and pressed Drake up against the tree again.

"What are you going to do about it, Kida? Last time I checked you're not a part of the pack anymore. You left," His cockiness was really starting to get on Kida's nerves. He had always been an ass even when she was part of the pack.

"Because you helped Mason force me to leave,"

"And he made me his Beta because of it," he said proudly.

Kida rolled her eyes, "You're still his little bitch then, are you?" she countered.

"Watch yourself, Kida," His voice dropped menacingly, "You're not as strong without the pack behind you. There is nothing you can do to stop Mason,"

"Actually, there is. I call for a meeting of the packs. Tomorrow at sunrise, right here. Bring the full pack," she said, straightening herself up to full height.

"Ha, you have a pack? I guess it makes sense considering you're still alive. Mason won't be happy about that,"

"I don't give a shit what he thinks, as an Alpha he will honour our laws,"

"Fine, on what terms do you call a meeting?"

"These lands belong to my pack and their people. He is killing innocents and presenting a direct challenge,"

"Your pack is human?" He laughed, "You mean those two puny humans that I saw in the village? Oh, Kida–"

"Insult my pack again and I will tear you to shreds," she growled.

"Alright," he conceded, "I will tell him,"

"And if there is another attack before the meeting tomorrow, I will kill you both,"

"You couldn't take us before, what makes you think you can now?"

"Do not underestimate me, Drake,"

Whoa we finally got to meet another Lycan and OMG I hate him already. But don't worry, we will definitely meet many more next chapter.
Also the outfit I described for Kida, is the same outfit in the picture on my tumblr: who-am-i-anyway (just search clexida)
Please let me know what you think, I live for your comments :D

Until next time xx