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Lexa eyes widened in surprise as Raven stared back at her, nervously awaiting an answer.

"I didn't realize that you two had become so serious so quickly Raven." She said eventually, to which Raven smiled slightly.

"We've been together for a matter of weeks and we already have a child, getting engaged is hardly a big stretch." Raven laughed, lifting herself up to sit on top of one of the crates lining the wall near the door they had entered from.

Lexa grinned as she walked towards Raven and leaned against the edge of the crate Raven was sitting on, "I understand what you mean Raven. But you need to understand that in our culture marriage is for life. If this is what you truly want, and if she makes you truly happy then you will have my full support but I care about you to much to let you rush forwards without being completely sure."

Raven placed her hand on top of Lexa's and met her eyes firmly, "I have never been happier in my entire life, I swear to you that Ontari is everything I have ever wanted."

"Then I will tell you everything you want to know." Lexa smiled, "The first thing being that Azgeda under Nia's rule had very few love unions for warriors as high ranking as Ontari, she will have no set idea of how your proposal should be, so you are free to use Skaikru traditions."

Shaking her head, Raven drummed her fingers along the top of the box, "I don't want to do things just the way I want them. I want to do this the way Ontari wants, no ones ever listened to her desires for things before."

Lexa chuckled, "You are perfect for her, who'd have thought that you two would've ever become this. I'm almost jealous, but don't tell Clarke that, she'll kill me."

Raven laughed, "I don't think Clarke would actually kill you for recognizing how much more awesome we are."

"Watch yourself Raven." Lexa growled at her playfully. "Ontari will be happy if you are, in her whole life, I think that is the only thing that she has really wanted for herself, just you."

Ducking her head, Raven bit her lip before looking back up to Lexa, "You really think so?"

"I know so." Lexa smiled, "In some ways I am exactly like Ontari, we were both denied love for the longest time. Now she has you that is all she wants, just like what I feel for Clarke, by loving you she has placed an amazing amount of trust."

Raven nodded seriously, "Trust that I will never break."

Lexa stared at the floor sadly, "Maybe, but one day she may be forced to break your trust in her. I hope on that day you can find it in you to understand."

"If Ontari ever has to make a decision like the one you did at the Mountain then I will understand." Raven said firmly, "Clarke spoke with me at length, trying to work out the conflicting emotions she felt, in the end it comes down to one simple fact... You had no choice."

Lexa's lips twisted into a small smile, "I am glad to hear that Raven, Ontari is of my blood and so my family, it is good to know that she will be loved so unconditionally. Few people have the strength to love a leader, it is the sad fact that we accept when we accept our call to rule."

"How do I propose then, in a way that will make it clear how much I really love her." Raven asked quietly.

"You ask her to spend the rest of her life with you in a moment when she is imperfect. From what she has told me, Nia would chastise for every toe our of place, show her that she is free to make mistakes and that you will love her through them all." Lexa said after a long pause as she thought.

Raven nodded slowly, "I like that, thank you Lexa, I'll work it out properly and then can I talk to you again before I actually ask her."

"Of course Raven, you are always free to speak with me about anything that is troubling you or that you wish advice for." Lexa smiled before looking around the room, "But you are best speaking to someone else about anything technical so I am going to take my leave whilst you go through all of this. Let me know if you require anything at all and I will do my best to accommodate you."

Giving her a grateful smiled, Raven nodded, "Thank you Lexa, for everything."

"Your welcome." She murmured quietly, before slipping out of the door.

"There is no reason that you could not be a warrior." Raven heard from behind her as she hauled a heavy crate down from a shelf and placed it on the floor beside her, turning round she found Ontari leaning against the door frame watching her.

Smiling, she crossed the room and pulled her down into a sweet kiss, before releasing her shirt and going back to rooting around in the boxes.

"There's just the small matter of my leg standing in the way." Raven laughed at her, tossing across a large cog without looking up from the box she was up to her elbows in.

Ontari caught it just as it was about to whack into her head with deadly precision, holding it precariously, unsure of the pieces actual purpose,

"Raven, I just watched you lift something far heavier than most warriors who fight with blades could move. Sword fighting for most favours agility over strength, which yes, you are unsuited for. However, upper body strength is vital for archery which you could do mounted on horseback." Ontari said quickly, demonstrating by making the motion of nocking and drawing back an arrow without moving her lower body.

Raven looked across at her curiously, "I've never done archery, I'm probably terrible at it."

Ontari grinned, shaking her head, "No, you don't get to say that without ever trying it Raven. Most decide against the discipline because of the strength required, but you already have that so all you need to build is the skill and accuracy. And from the way you almost knocked me out with this?" She said holding up the cog, "I don't believe that will be a problem."

"You really think that that can work?" Raven asked.

"I know it can." Ontari said confidently, "I will train you myself and you will become a legendary warrior in your own right. We can even train a horse specially to respond to vocal commands rather than physical and then you will be truly unstoppable."

She paused for a moment as she looked at Raven's unreadable expression. "Of course, if you don't want this then I understand completely, being a warrior isn't for everyone and if you don't want to then all you have to do it say, I-"

Raven silenced her by wrapping her arms round Ontari and squeezing her ribs tightly, "I would love for you to train me. I can't wait to ride into Arcadia beside you and show them all that their pitying looks were never needed or wanted."

Ontari smiled and held her close, "Neither can I, you're stronger than all of them put together, and we're going to prove it to them once and for all."