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Lexa opened her eyes slowly, wincing in pain as she tried to take in her surroundings. Every part of her body felt like it was exploding with pain, she couldn't help but let out a groan as she tried to shift slightly in the bed to get a better look at her surroundings.
"It's okay. You're okay" Lexa heard a calming voice whisper to her as a gentle hand caressed her face.
"Clarke?" the Commander was almost shocked to see the beautiful blonde by her side. Her memory was hazy but she did remember that Clarke was supposed to have left Polis to return to Arcadia.
"I'm here. I'm not going anywhere" Clarke had been by Lexa's side for four days now and she had no intention of leaving any time soon.
"Arcadia. Your people. The blockade" Lexa's voice was rough from days of not speaking and her mouth was extremely parched. Not to mention the fact that every word she managed to get out sent shock waves of pain through her body.
"Don't worry about that right now. You need to concentrate on getting your strength back" Clarke picked up a cloth from beside the bed and dipped it into a bowl of water that Lexa's handmaidens had recently refilled. She wrung it out slightly before using it to wipe the sweat from Lexa's forehead.
Lexa moaned again, but this time it was a moan of pleasure at the feeling of the cool cloth on her face. Clarke continued to wet the cloth and use it to wipe Lexa down. She had been doing this for days now. Every time Lexa ran a fever Clarke would call for more cloth and fresh water and she would wipe the frail leaders entire body down with the cool cloths. As she moved down to Lexa's shoulder and neck with the wet cloth, she felt a strong hand grab at her wrist.
"You need to leave, Clarke. You are not safe here anymore. I can't protect you like this" Lexa's plea was desperate. She wanted nothing more than for Clarke to be safe and up until now she thought that she was capable of keeping the Skaikru Ambassador safe.
"I am fine, Lexa. I told you already, I'm not going anywhere until you're better" Clarke spoke with finality. So much so that Lexa didn't even bother to argue. She knew she didn't have the strength to fight with Wanheda on this, and even if she did she knew she wouldn't win anyway.
"You saved me" green eyes met blue.
"I had a little help" Clarke replied mysteriously, breaking eye contact. She knew that eventually she would have to explain the A.I situation to Lexa, but she sure wasn't looking forward to it. Lexa simply nodded, she didn't have the strength and her mouth was simply too dry to continue this conversation.
"Let me get you some water" as if reading her mind Clarke jumped up to bark orders at the young girl that was lighting candles in the corner of the room. Lexa hadn't even noticed the girl until now. She smiled to herself as she watched Clarke issue orders in perfect Trigedasleng and it made her smile even bigger to see the young handmaiden bow her head respectfully and make a hasty exit to carry out the orders from Wanheda.
"It seems a lot has happened while I have been away" Lexa teased Clarke playfully. The Commander knew she hadn't actually been AWAY but she had no other way of describing her recent absence from the world.
"You make it sound like you were on vacation. You almost died, Lexa" Clarke's face was full of pain as she turned to face Lexa fully. "In fact you did die. If it wasn't for the…" Clarke stopped herself from mentioning the A.I. She knew that Lexa wasn't ready to hear about that yet. The blonde closed her eyes and took a deep breath before continuing. "You scared me. I can't do this without you. Your people need you. MY people need you. I need you. I can't make peace without you" the Skaikru Ambassador had wanted to say so much more and yet she didn't. The two leaders had not defined their relationship, they had a moment together days ago but ultimately they had said their goodbyes. The two women had chosen their people over whatever it was that they felt for one another and as far as Clarke knew, nothing had changed.
"I'm alive, Clarke. I can't promise you that we will have peace, but I promise you that we both want the same thing. I am going to do everything I can to save your people Clarke" Lexa reached out for Clarke's hand and gave it a gentle squeeze before pulling away quickly to clutch at her abdomen. The Commander had strained herself too hard with all the conversation and repositioning in the bed and the pain was beginning to become unbearable again.
Clarke bent down to help prop Lexa up more comfortably in the bed, just as the handmaiden had re-entered the room carrying a flagon of water.
"Gon yu, Heda" Veda bowed, showing respect to her Commander as she handed Clarke the flagon. "Wanheda, the healer said that this would help with pain" Veda spoke directly to Clarke, using the language of the Sky People as a sign of respect.
"Mochof, Veda" Clarke gave the timid girl an approving nod before dismissing her with the wave of her hand.
"I know I have said this before, but you were born to lead Clarke" Lexa had always known that the determined Sky girl was special, and seeing her take control in Polis and the respect she was able to command from Lexa's own people only further solidified her thoughts.
"Just hush and drink this. It will help with the pain so you can get some rest" never one to take a compliment, Clarke mixed the herbs in the flagon and poured a cup for The Commander. Liking this bossy side to her companion from the Sky, Lexa simply smiled and did as she was told.
"I said no!" Lexa yelled at her Ambassadors. She had been sitting in her throne room for over an hour listening to all thirteen ambassadors bicker about her orders regarding Skaikru and the blockade surrounding Arcadia. No one was happy with her decisions, but as Heda Lexa had come to expect this. It had been nine days since she had been shot and her recovery had been nothing short of miraculous. Whilst she still felt some pain in her abdomen the wound had almost completely healed. The Trikru healers that Clarke had finally allowed in to see their Commander were amazed that Lexa had survived such an injury and they were in complete shock and awe at the rate of her recovery. This mystery only further propelled the legend of The Commander not to mention the more recent legend of Wanheda. Rumors were quickly circulating around Polis about the healing powers of the commander of death. Lexa however knew that Clarke's healing capabilities were only part of the story of how she survived.
Everything the leader of the thirteen clans had ever known about the history of her people has recently been called into question. As she listened to her Ambassadors squabble back and forth she ran her fingers over the scar on the back of her neck. Clarke had explained what had happened to her after Titus had mistakenly shot her. Lexa knew about The Flame that had been implanted in the back of her neck during her ascension and she knew that The Flame contained the spirits of the commanders that had come before her. What she did not know was that the First Commander had fallen from the Sky much like Clarke and her people had only a few short months ago. She also had not known that The Flame was really an A.I or Artificial Intelligence as Clarke had more thoroughly explained it to her.
Although Clarke had explained the story to her numerous times she still found herself confused. The sky boy Murphy had also told her many interesting things regarding The First Commander Bekka Pramheda. It was hard for Lexa to believe that The First Commander, the person she had spent her entire life trying to honor had been the one to invent a computer that had ended the world. It was unfathomable to Lexa that she has essentially been walking around with a tiny computer in her brain for the past six years.
These new revelations had made her question everything she had ever known and she needed answers to the many questions she now had, which is why she had made the decision to go to the blockade herself and demand the lives of the guilty. This decision had caused an uproar from her Ambassadors. Many of them felt that it was The Commanders duty to see her orders through and they believed that her being there would force her hand but there were also many who felt that she was needed in the Capital and that she should simply give the orders to wipe out Skaikru.
Surprisingly Clarke was among those opposed to her making a personal appearance at the blockade. The Skaikru Ambassador had announced that she would be returning to her people tomorrow at dawn and had promised the other twelve Ambassadors that she would get justice for the lives taken by Skaikru. Another surprise was how the other Ambassadors had reacted to Clarke's promises. Some had scoffed and demanded more than justice, others had voiced doubts about whether or not the citizens of Arcadia deserved a second chance at joining the coalition, but there were a few who simply nodded their approval stating that they trusted the great Wanheda to bring the traitors back to Polis for punishment. Clarke being opposed to Lexa joining her people at the blockade seemed at first out of character for the blonde, but The Commander knew the reason Clarke wanted her to stay in Polis. Clarke was afraid. She was afraid that Lexa's presence would cause fear and panic in Arcadia and cause them to act out yet again, she knew that one more wrong move from the Arcadians and she wouldn't be able to save them this time. She was also afraid for Lexa; she was afraid that her people would turn on her if Skaikru resisted. She was afraid that Lexa would get herself killed trying to be a hero.
Lexa however had made up her mind and no one was going to change it. The Commander needed to settle the issues within Arcadia so that she could concentrate on getting answers to her questions regarding The Flame imbedded in the back of her neck.
"Shof op, Ambassadors!" Lexa raised her hand to silence the room. All thirteen council members turned to face their Commander. "You will not question my decisions any longer. I will be leaving at dawn for the blockade. If anyone has a problem with that step forward and take your last breath" The Commander spoke with complete authority. Not a single person in the room spoke, it appeared that most of them were afraid to move let alone speak. Lexa moved to stand up from her throne but stopped when she saw Clarke kneel and bow her head.
"ai badan yu op en nou moun Heda (I serve you and no other Commander)" Clarke's head was bowed respectfully as she spoke. Her perfect Trigedasleng caught some of the Ambassadors off guard but before long all thirteen were kneeling before their Commander, repeating Clarke's words with conviction.
"ai badan yu op en nou moun Heda!"