Kane sat next to Abby, her hand entangled supportably in his. He looked around the room into a sea of angry glares. He took a deep breath and began speaking. "I knew that you were my child" Kane looked at Octavia "not because your mother told me, she didn't tell me, at least not until right before…" he trailed off. There was no need for him to finish the statement; they all knew what he meant. "I knew because you looked like me, acted like me and because the timing was right" he continued. Octavia stared at him steely, anger and confusion clear in her eyes. "You floated her" Octavia pointed out "even after you knew, it was you who ordered the execution" she sniffled, holding back tears. Bellamy reached over had took her hand in his, his expression masked. "There were things happening that the two of you didn't know about" he looked at them. They said nothing, waiting for him to explain. "Such as?" Bellamy prompted when he felt Kane was stalling. "You, for one" Kane looked at him "and other pending charges that were brought on by her actions." Bellamy stared at him and repeated his question.
Kane sighed "your mother did a number of things in the name of your safety" he said, glancing at Octavia this time. "She did things, illegal things to get information and extra funds" he elaborated. "She used what she had, to do what she had to do" Bellamy defended his mother heatedly. "Which was illegal under Arkadian law" Kane pointed out. "Then there was you." He pinned his gaze on Bellamy. "You were of age and in the guard" he reminded Bellamy "you would have faced punishment as well." Bellamy looked at his wife and his sister, he wondered what would have been had he been floated as well. Your sister would have been completely alone." Octavia scoffed "I was anyway, in lock-up" she reminded him. "You saw your brother all the time" Kane looked at her "Do you really think your sneaking around went unwatched?" he turned to look at Bellamy. "Do you think your being a janitor and having access to most of the ark was accidental?" Bellamy shrugged "I guess I never thought about it" he admitted. "That was your mother" Kane told him. "While she was gathering information to save you, she often picked up information about others. She traded that information for your life" Kane looked at Bellamy "So Octavia wouldn't be alone in the world."
Octavia shot Bellamy a look, Clarke held his other hand. "I could have done more I suppose, should have done more" he admitted "but I was afraid of the consequences." Bellamy snorted "so you were a coward, hiding behind the council, while your child rotted away with the rest of the delinquents." Kane sighed "Yes, I guess I was" he replied "I'm sorry." Bellamy and Octavia noted the sincerity in his voice. "It wasn't right, but a confession from me would not have changed Aurora's fate or yours" he looked to Bellamy and Octavia. "I would have paid a price as well" he told them "and not have been in a position to get you appointed to your position, or to get Octavia extra food, which she traded with others or shared." Octavia looked at him, "You knew about that?" she asked. "I got regular updates on you" he told her "I helped out where I could do so without compromising my position" Kane answered her.
"And when they sent the 100 down to earth?" Bellamy asked. "I was not in a position to stop that" he said "or I would have tried." Bellamy swore "She could have died!" he spat out angrily. Kane nodded "I know" he sighed "but I was not in a position to do anything about it." Bellamy shook his head "It's a good thing I was then, huh?" he leveled an angry gaze at Kane. Kane nodded "yeah it was" he agreed sadly. "You three, and Raven and Roan have shown more courage in your young lives than I ever have, maybe ever will. You stand tall and proud in the face of things that would make most of us fall to our knees. You make life and death decisions for the betterment of your people, regardless of the costs to yourselves." he looked at them "You don't hear it from the old people of the ark, but it is none the less true. You are far braver than me or even Abby" he glanced at Abby who sat next to him. "I know it is too little too late, but I am deeply sorry that I was such a coward" he looked at them. "I know neither of you need a parent anymore, nor do you want one" he spoke softly "but I would like to try to establish some kind of relationship, especially seeing as I'm going to a have a grandchild of my own in a few months. As well as your children" he looked at Clarke "that is assuming Abby will marry me after all this" he looked at Abby. She grinned and patted his hand. Clarke glanced at Octavia and Bellamy, who looked at each other. "You may be my children's grandfather, and my nephew's grandfather, but you are not my father. I will respect you as Abby's husband, and as my children's grandfather, but you have no authority over me."
Kane nodded "thank you" he acknowledged Bellamy's statement "and you?" he asked looking at Octavia. She sighed "I don't need a father. I had Bellamy. I still do. I will never call you dad because that's a title you earn, and you didn't earn it" she glowered at him, unshed tears in her eyes. "My son will need grandparents, and I suppose you'll have to do" she looked at him "but I want you to be very clear on this…" she leveled her gaze on him. "My son needs to know that sometimes you have to make the hard choices in life, regardless of what it costs you. Can you do this?" she asked. Kane nodded "I can do that" he agreed. She reached inside of her jacket to pull out a sheet of paper. "You're right, you were a coward, and I paid the price. Now it's time you paid it too" she said passing the paper to him. "What's this?" he asked unfolding the paper. "It's a list of things we need at the settlement, you're going to get them for us" she told him. Clarke and Bellamy exchanged glances, when had Octavia made a list? "Electricity, running water, indoor plumbing, a greenhouse, blankets, food another rover" Kane read the list out loud. Bellamy smirked and squeezed her hand "Nice O" he chortled. She grinned at him.
Kane held the list in his hand "Running water, electricity, and indoor plumbing are going to take some extra work, but I think we can get those done eventually" he looked at her. "I can send a crew to build a greenhouse with seeds and dirt to get it started. The last three you can take with you today, assuming we have enough to support the people living at Mount Weather" he added. "Nice list, by the way" he chuckled. Octavia grinned "Jasper and I were talking about all the things we need, and decided this was a great chance to get it." Kane's eyes lit up "play on my guilt" he surmised. Octavia shrugged "I suffered enough, why shouldn't you?" she challenged. Kane laughed "you are very much like your brother" he remarked. "He taught me everything I ever needed to know." she returned "so in my book, there's no higher praise." Bellamy grinned and ruffled her hair "I love you too O" he said kissing her cheek. The room fell silent.
Abby and Kane looked to each other and then to the three of them, "Well" Abby broke the silence "Is there anything else that needs to be said?" she asked. Clarke looked to Bellamy and Octavia, then shrugged "I'm good" she replied "you guys?" Bellamy shrugged, his urge to throttle Kane had faded some, not a lot, and forgiveness, real forgiveness, would take time "I can't say that I am ever going to forget the past, but I refuse to let it affect the future. I have too much to lose" he said thinking of Clarke and his children. Octavia chewed her lower lip "I will probably never give you the adoring daughter you hoped to have someday, but seeing as you are the only living grandparent my son has, and only the third blood relative, I will give you a chance; But I make no promise to forget that you are the reason my mother is not here to know any of her grandchildren" she told him. Kane nodded, humbled beyond belief at their attitudes. He thought Bellamy for sure would not be so forgiving. "Thank you for that" he told them "I will work hard to be deserving of such grace." Clarke yawned involuntarily. Bellamy glanced at her "I'm going to take Clarke back to our room before she misses her afternoon nap" he said standing up. Clarke stood up, as did Octavia "I'll get Rory and take her for a walk" she offered. "Thanks" Clarke grinned at her gratefully. "You can bring her back here when you're done" Abby told Octavia. Knowing they were all leaving tomorrow, she wanted to get some more grandma time in. Octavia nodded and followed Clarke and Bellamy out.
Kane sat back and let out a long breath. "Whew, never have I been interrogated so well with so few words" he sighed. Abby laughed "Don't tell them this" she nodded in the direction of the closing door "but I have learned far more from Clarke, and the other kids, then they ever learned from me." Kane chuckled "and that list…" he shook his head. Abby laughed "She drives a tough bargain." Kane nodded "she sure does" he agreed "Maybe she'll teach me how to be more courageous over time." Abby laughed "I think you can count on that" she snickered.