Clarke returned and found Lexa watching the hologram from the box in her tent. "Lexa, we're back."

Lexa looked towards her before turning off the projection. "Who made the kill?" She was expecting Clarke to claim it.

"The three of us worked together and claim it equally," Clarke replied. "We got enough for everyone."

Lexa smiled deducing Clarke was being generous in giving credit to others.

"You recognize her don't you?" Clarke asked seeing her watching the hologram.

Lexa nodded. "She is Pramheda. I see her in my dreams and talk to her sometimes in my mind."

"Well, we can't talk to her hologram but at least we can soon hear what she's trying to say."

They heard hustling outside and Lexa followed Clarke out of the tent to watch the guards cook.

"This I have to see," Clarke said walking towards them as they prepared their porcine kill. She wanted to get pointers to get better at it.

Octavia walked up to Lexa and stood silently beside her for a moment. She eventually decided to start a conversation. "Thank you for lifting Lincoln's kill order."

"You should thank Clarke," Lexa said. "However, I can't extend the same to your brother."

"I don't blame you," Octavia accepted. "He brought it on himself by acting stupid."

"You're not like him," Lexa noted. "Are you sure he is your brother?"

Octavia chuckled softly. "I'm pretty sure he's my brother. He's been protective of me all my life and I love him for it. Even when he makes bad decisions because he wants to be the hero."

"A hero to your people by killing me?" Lexa asked pointedly.

"He's still angry about what happened at Mount Weather," Octavia tried to defend him.

"Then shouldn't I also be angry with him for slaughtering my people who only went to defend yours from the Ice Nation?" Lexa countered. "He obviously doesn't believe in Clarke's philosophy does he?" She saw the other girl shrug.

"It could also be because he blames you for Clarke leaving Arkadia," Octavia speculated.

"Clarke makes her own decisions; just like you decided to stay in Polis."

"He'll come around to accepting both eventually," Octavia said hopefully. "Until then, it's up to me and Clarke to keep you two apart."

.

Lexa watched Clarke slowly stir awake and smiled. She couldn't seem to tire of doing that and looked forward to it every morning they are together.

"I could get used to this," Clarke noted smiling back at her. She ran her fingers over Lexa's arm. "Are you ready?"

"I'm always ready," Lexa replied without hesitation giving her a quick kiss.

"I mean to find out what those hold for us," Clarke reminded her pointing to the items they were bringing to Arkadia. "Are you afraid of what we might find?"

"I'm not afraid," Lexa said. "Especially if you're with me."

"Always," Clarke promised. "I guess we should start breaking camp."

Lexa agreed and got up to get ready. She felt Clarke tug at her and was about to object when she noticed that Clarke was actually helping her get ready.

"I'm not only good at taking it off," Clarke teased and fastened the last part of her vest.

"Come out when you're ready," Lexa said as she walked out of the tent carrying the box and binders that hopefully contained what they needed to neutralize the emerging threat.

Clarke looked around the tent and realized she was going to miss it once they got to Arkadia. She would look for the airiness of it.

Lexa was watching her guards prepare for the next leg of their journey when Clarke approached her.

"Where's Octavia and Murphy?"

"Octavia said she'd ride ahead and let Marcus know we are coming," Lexa explained. "Murphy wanted to join her."

Clarke saw it as a prudent move by Octavia and looked forward to a smoother return to Arkadia.

"Ready?" Lexa asked moving towards her horse. She saw Clarke mount her horse ahead of her and smiled.

"As I'll ever be," Clarke replied giving her horse a slight kick to make it gallop.

Lexa knew it was going to be an interesting ride the rest of the way.

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Clarke saw a vehicle approach them half-way through the clearing near Arkadia. She was hoping it was a welcoming party more than anything else. Because of its design, she couldn't tell who was in it and their accompanying guards took a defensive line.

Lexa, too, was slightly preparing for an assault but quickly relaxed when the vehicle stopped and Octavia jumped out of it.

"I would've ridden my horse but Kane insisted on this," Octavia announced as Kane got out from the driver side.

"Welcome Commander," he greeted them. "You grace us with your visit. If we had known sooner, we would've prepared properly."

"No need; I've come to ask for your clan's help," Lexa explained their sudden visit. "Clarke tells me you have the tools to unlock the mystery of these." She nodded towards their packhorse.

"At your service," Kane agreed without hesitation. He got back into the vehicle and drove back slowly so as not to tire the travelers too much.

Once they arrived, Abby ran up to Clarke and hugged her. Lexa looked on with a slight smile while Clarke tried to get her mom's attention to let her know they were in a hurry to get started.

"Why are you always in a rush?" Abby asked letting her go finally.

"Because the sooner we find out what's going on, the sooner we can fix it," Clarke explained. She saw the two people she needed and walked towards them.

"It's good to see you again Abby," Lexa said trying to smoothen things over. "Perhaps our next visit will be less pressing than it is now."

"Have you learned more since?" Abby wondered and saw Lexa shake her head in response. "I suppose you won't be staying long then."

"It all depends on what her friends can figure out," Lexa admitted.

"That's easy for them, they'll be done in no time," Octavia said not realizing Abby would've wanted any excuse to have them stay longer.

"Where is your brother?" Lexa asked noticing he was nowhere in sight.

"He's around here somewhere," Octavia said. "He's fine, don't worry about it." She remembered how Bellamy reacted when she told him earlier.

/flashback

"She's coming here? What for?" Bellamy asked not knowing if she had a change of heart and wanted to expel him from Arkadia as well or worse, kill him.

"Clarke wanted her to," Octavia said plainly not really wanting to get into the details with him. "Look, just stay out of her way while she's here and you'll be fine."

"You're asking me to hide in my own land?" he asked angrily. "Or does she still consider this hers?"

"Will you calm down?" she entreated. "She and Clarke are coming here to find a way to stop missiles from landing all around us and I personally wouldn't get in their way if they can achieve that. Look, do it for Clarke."

Bellamy grudgingly agreed to behave while Lexa was in Arkadia.

/flashback

"Perhaps he is your brother if he cares and listens to you," Lexa said.

"I guess it's an unbreakable bond between siblings," Octavia reasoned. "Do you have any?"

Lexa considered replying but before she could, Kane returned and led them to her sleeping quarters.

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Lexa stood in the room that Kane had shown her as her accommodation while she was visiting.

"It's not like what you're used to but it's the best room we have," Kane noted trying to be hospitable.

"This is very generous Marcus," Lexa accepted graciously. "Thank you."

"If you need anything, just let me know," he offered. "I'm sure either Clarke or Octavia can show you around."

"We've got it covered," Octavia assured him ushering him out of the room. "If you'd rather sleep under the stars, let me know. I know a perfect spot for it."

"Perfect spot for what?" Clarke asked joining them after talking with Monty and Raven. She had handed Monty the binders she brought and hoped he could make better sense of them. Now she had to convince Lexa to hand over the box to Raven for her to start working on it.

Octavia sensed that she had to leave to give them private time so she gave Clarke one reassuring nod before heading out to see what her brother was up to.

"I suppose you want to take the box with you," Lexa guessed correctly.

"Raven has agreed to take a look and fix it," Clarke confirmed. "She'll need it at her workstation."

"I'll have to post one of my guards," Lexa agreed with the condition. "The box is not to leave that room without my permission."

Clarke nodded her agreement and they took the box to Raven's to begin work.

"You weren't kidding when you said it needed work," Raven said after her preliminary assessment. "I'll get it back working as soon as I can."

"Remember, only you working on this," Clarke reminded her. "There's going to be a guard outside the door at all times."

Only after seeing her agree did Lexa leave with Clarke. "Where's Murphy?"

"I don't know where he's gone off to," Clarke admitted. "The important thing is Raven is fixing it."

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Lexa once again found herself standing in the room with four walls that was to be her room while in Arkadia. She clearly would have preferred to sleep outside but knowing that it had been home to Clarke, she decided to give it a try.

"Missing Polis already?" Clarke teased when she noticed Lexa's pensive mood. "I know this room isn't what you were hoping for but at least it has a porthole.

Lexa remained silent hoping not to offend Clarke in any way about her opinion of how she lived up in space. "Where will you be sleeping?" She noticed the small bed and knew it was going to be a tight squeeze not that she really minded.

Clarke was about to answer when her mom arrived to see how Lexa was doing. "Mom, if you don't mind I'll sleep here while we're here. Lexa's not used to this and she could use the company."

Abby wanted to be equally hospitable as Lexa was when they were in Polis so she agreed. "Will your guards be standing outside through the night?"

"They will take shifts as they do in Polis," Lexa revealed. "Would that be a problem?"

"No, not at all," Abby replied. "I'm just surprised they let me in without stopping me."

"They have orders to allow you, Marcus and Octavia to come see me," Lexa revealed. She could tell that Abby felt honored to be included.

"Well, it's getting late and you two had traveled far," Abby said making her exit. She gave Clarke a quick hug before leaving them.

"Will she be returning during the night to check on you?" Lexa wondered remembering the last time.

"We can always lock the door," Clarke replied doing precisely that.

"My guards won't be able to come in to protect me," Lexa noted.

"Do you need protection from me?" Clarke asked feigning offense.

Lexa knew she walked right into that and had to think fast to get out of it. "Perhaps we should find out." She moved towards Clarke with the sole purpose of claiming her. She kissed her with intensity that made Clarke yield wholeheartedly. "I think I am more than capable of protecting myself from you."

Clarke couldn't think of a comeback and just tried to stay upright by taking a few steps away from Lexa.

"Are all the beds here this small?" Lexa asked appearing unaffected by their kiss. "I can sleep on the floor if you'd like to keep the bed."

Clarke finally gained her composure and walked towards the wall and pressed a button that revealed another bed above it. "See, enough beds for both of us." She climbed up and took the top bunk.

Lexa took the lower bunk and tried to get some sleep. She hoped that by keeping still she would eventually doze off but no such luck. She just stared at the underside of the top bunk and sighed.

"Can't sleep?" Clarke asked from her bed. She got off and came down to check on Lexa. She couldn't sleep either so she got into bed with Lexa.

"I don't want you to fall out," Lexa warned gently as Clarke wiggled into a comfortable position.

"I won't because you won't let me," Clarke said confidently. She felt Lexa wrap her arms around her and went right to sleep.