I promise these will be longer at some point. I haven't written in years so I'm just getting back into the swing of things. Right now I'm just updating as I go, to sort of keep myself hyped about writing. This story will probably be less than 10 chapters/updates. But I have a lot of other ideas for stories as well.
I decided to leave Leo, my guard, behind to report back with the fate of the Sky People when the battle finished. I had no hope that they would make it out alive. The Mountain Men were too powerful to be overthrown, especially by a small group of untrained civilians. I sentenced them to death. I closed my eyes and shook my head to rid it of all thoughts. I had a knot caused by guilt in the pit of my stomach.
I lead my army of warriors back to the ruins of TonDC. We had left men behind to start the rebuild after the missile attack. When we arrived Nyko attended to those injured. I walked to my tent and started pacing. The last time I was here was before the battle began. When I was alone with Clarke. Her words of "I'm not ready to be with anyone. Not yet." Would haunt me until the day I died. I didn't want to feel this anymore. Clarke was the first person I had let myself feel anything for since Costia. I wasn't in love with her, I had only known her for a short time, but I cared for her and I trusted her. It seemed that everyone I cared for had a habit of dying, most of them by my own hand.
I closed my eyes remembering Gustus. He died because of me. He was foolish, but he was only trying to protect me. Clarke had told me how Anya had died, trying to get word back to me. Costia had refused to give information to the Ice Nation. Now Clarke was dead because I betrayed her. I deserved to be punished for leaving people who had been allied to me for dead. But our alliance had been fulfilled. I had gotten my people back alive.