It had taken hours of hunting in the pitiful excuse of the Arcs records collection for the blonde to figure out just what the fates had decided to paint across her breast bone since the day she was born. She was six after all she deserved to know.

"These small bear like creatures originally lived in densely wooded areas but have adapted to live in mountains and even cities if need be." The young blonde read aloud in a low whisper. "Most recognizable due to the thick black colored fur around the eyes like a bandit mask the raccoon also have extremely sensitive and nimble front paws that some use to open jars or turn door knobs when the case calls for it."

"A very desirable trait if you ask me."

Clarke starts in surprise at the playful voice. The book in her lap falling onto the floor as she sits up to see her father smiling at her from the hallway. "That just means that your intended will be very good with his hands. A talent that is short supply around here." The older man sighed regretfully as he sat down on the end of his daughter's bed handing her the fallen book back. "And you should be in bed princess." He reminded her

"I am in bed." Clarke answered crossing her legs over her father knee just to exaggerate the point as she stretched out as far as she could on the small cot. Jake Griffin chuckled at that ruffling his daughter's hair as he did so. "But how can I meet a raccoon when they live on the ground and I'm all the way up here in the sky?" the blonde pressed curiously

"I don't know Clarkie." Her father sighed threading his fingers in her long sunshine colored locks. "But one thing I do know. He'd better treat my little princess proper or he'll have me to answer to."

Clarke nodded curling up with her head pillowed against her father's leg as he covered her back up in her blanket reading her more about the funny little masked bear that would one day leader her to her Prince Charming. The one thing the little girl decided before she let herself fall asleep was that when he got here the boy better have pretty green eyes and hair to match the coco colored tree branches like the images of the forests her raccoon lives in or she's trading him in for someone else. Like a leader of some big group of people like her Daddy was.

Lexa could feel Costia tracing her fingers along her abdomen outlining the thing claiming her as its own that had been with the resting night blood since the day she joined the world.

"A forest cat made of stares." Her lover pronounced knowing full well her Heda wasn't asleep.

"Well, you are as graceful as one and just as deadly." The young commander admitted rolling over to face the woman sharing her bed. "and you are also the light of my life." The last was admitted in a whisper as Lexa leaned into the warmth when her lover tenderly caressed her cheek before leaning in closer brushing their lips together in a ghost of a kiss.

"Just promise me that you let this grain colored cat from the stars keep you safe when I am no longer able." Costia insisted propping herself up onto her elbow to meet her Heda's eyes. "Promise me Lexa."

"I promise." The jade eyed commander vowed tugging her lover back into her arms. Needing her closer. "But until I find this star eyed sky cat you can continue to protect me." She smiled cuddling up against Costia's warm body listening to her heartbeat against her ear.

The young warrior had just been on the cusp of sleep when the warm body beside her was suddenly replaced by empty furs. "Titus stopped by seems the convoy will be leaving before sunrise instead." Costia explained when she looked over to see Lexa's pouting expression from under the security of their bed furs.

"That rout cuts into the Ice Nation territory." Lexa remembered pulling the bed furs with her as she got up to help her lover dress. "I'd much prefer if you crossed during the day when its less of the chance of you being taken."

Costia chuckled at that pressing a kiss against her lover's forehead "I will be fine my Heda." The warrior promised, "I am simply acting as an added guard for supply transport I will be back before you know it."

As Heda Lexa knew she was acting selfishly wanting to keep one of her best fighters from doing what she was trained for just because she was scared. "Remember what I said Lex." Her love whispered to her threading her fingers in the distracted leader's hair "Until I return to you or my fight comes to an end that sky cat is your protector."

"And like I told you." Lexa countered pulling her lover back in for one last tight embrace "I can't find the cat, so I still want you."

Costia left the pouting Heda with a lingering kiss and a snarky "When you find her break her heart at last once for me then heal it back up again with that cute soft side you try so hard to hide."

A comment that Lexa only replied with "Hedas are not cute we're warriors." Echoing Costia's words in a low whisper when her retreating lover only answered with a chuckling "May we meet again." in their native tongue.