Hey guys! Thanks so much for reading the previous Chapters! I love hearing all your thoughts! I'm pretty sure I got back to you all – if I missed you I'm sorry and you are loved!

I hope your days since my last update were better than mine! All hell broke loose I tell ya. Not only did I get the flu, but servers at work went down during a routine clean up and we thought we lost a years' worth of work and couldn't access it for like 4 days. Then today I spent 12 hours trying to figure out how to edit a particularly difficult shot/SFX for a short film I'm working on only to be told by the director we won't be using it anymore. I just don't even. Lol. Please send help. I might lose it on you all.

In short, I gave up took a bath and am not lying in bed eating a mug cake, drinking wine and reading/writing fanfiction – cause nerd. Hahaha….anyways. Enough about me – I hope you enjoy this chapter!

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It was the birds chirping in the background that eventually woke Lexa and told her dawn was just arriving. She couldn't have gotten more than a few more hours of sleep, and Clarke even less. After hours of fitful, disturbed sleep, Clarke had finally announced herself to be in too much pain to sleep. Half begrudgingly, and in desperate need of sleep herself, Lexa propped herself up with a pillow and wrapped her arms around Clarke pulling her body rest on her chest. She had hoped it would alleviate some of the pressure on her beloveds back and allow her to sleep. A few moments later Clarke had achingly swung her wounded leg over her hip, it was the first way she found herself to be decently comfortable all night.

Which is how they found themselves now. Thankfully after her hours of disturbed sleep Clarke had finally drifted off into a deep sleep, and Lexa could feel her head heavy on her chest. Tiredly, she tightened her grip around Clarke's shoulders and lifted her free hand to Clarke's hair, rubbing small circles on her scalp as she breathed her in deeply. She knew she should try and get a few more hours of sleep while she could, but already Lexa's mind was full with thoughts for the day. At some point, she would have to leave Clarke, to great the arriving clans. She hoped however that, Skaikru would be the first to arrive as they were coming in a rover and the rest were either on horseback or foot – arriving later in the day. This would hopefully give them time to take care of Clarke before moving onto the needed formalities of the day. Lexa breathed deeply, dropping a kiss into Clarke's hair, before closing her eyes again and drifting back to sleep.

Abby let out a content yawn, and she blinked the sleep out of her eyes. They had been on the road to the camp in Ton DC, long before the sun had even hit the sky - eager to make a good impression to the 12 clans as they rejoined the coalition. If Abby was honest, she was a little surprised they had been welcomed back into the coalition so easily, and wondered at the secret battles her daughter was having to fight on their behalf from Polis. It had been nearly a month since Dr. Griffin had seen her daughter, and as much as she was looking forward to being part of the 13th clan, she was most eager to catch up with her daughter.

"Did you get some good sleep?" A voice pulled her out of her thoughts, and Abby looked over at Kane who was driving the rover. She smiled sheepishly as she pushed herself into a full seated position and smiled at Kane.

"I did. I didn't mean to fall asleep on you though."

"It's perfectly alright," Kane paused, "We've had a lot going on in Arkadia, I'm sure you needed the rest." Abby smiled and nodded, Kane was always so understanding – so good at people. She was glad his position as chancellor had been rightfully reinstated after everything that had gone down with Pike. They were the only two in the front, and though he could call back to talk to Octavia or Lincoln or anyone else in the back, she still felt a little bad for leaving him alone to his thoughts for so many hours.

"If my estimate is right, we should be arriving at camp in about 10 minutes." He continued to speak, and as soon as Abby opened her mouth to speak, Octavia popped her head in from the back.

"You guys ready to party like there's no tomorrow?" She asked, a smirky smile gracing her face.

"Excuse me?" Abby asked, concerned.

"Lincoln says that whenever the clans get together, the first day is usually such a party nothing much gets done. We suspect it will be even bigger to celebrate us rejoining the 13th clan." The warriors eyes sparkled mischievously, as she prepared to egg them on even further, but was cut off when Kane spoke again.

"Of course," he answered seriously. "We've had so little exposure to culture on the ground so far that it's time to start getting to know how people on the ground really live together."

Octavia nearly rolled her eyes at him, but stopped when she realized that her people, other than she and Clarke, were finally going to immerse themselves self in the culture of the ground.

"Whatever happens there, I for one am just relieved to know that we are finally going to have peace for our people and the other clans." Abby stated, as the rover pulled up to the camp, and they were immediately surrounded by a group of warriors. Kane shut off the vehicle, and he and Abby stepped out onto the ground and walked about back to let their fellow Arkadian's out. As Ocatavia and Lincoln stepped out, Indra hesitantly stepped forward, offering her former second her wrist in respect. Octavia nodded in understanding, and accepted, before pulling Indra into a hug. Stiffly, but also with a slight smile on her face, Indra pulled back and greeted Lincoln as well.

"I trust your journey from Arkadia went well?" She asked.

"Very well," Lincoln answered, "much faster than if we had had to arrive on horseback."

"I suspect so. I'm sure you have a few hours to get settled before the other clans start arriving." Indra nodded, before turning toward Abby and Kane, who were quietly discussing something among themselves. She stepped forward, extending her wrist to both of them, which they accepted. "Chancellor Kane, Doctor Griffin – it is good to see you are well."

"It's good to see you again, Indra." Abby responded with a genuine smile. Indra began to walk guiding Abby and Kane to follow her with her arms.

"I will see to it that your things are brought to your quarters."

"It's ok Indra, we don't have much I'm sure we can manage" Kane said respectfully.

"Very well, Chancellor." Indra spoke and the two began to walk away, but the warrior called after them. "Dr. Griffin, Heda as requested you in her tent upon your arrival."

Abby paused for a moment, before turning around and taking a step closer to Indra.

"Is everything okay?"

"Its, Wanhed-" She paused, for a moment considering that Dr. Griffin was Clarke's mother. "Clarke. She was injured while our riding with Heda yesterday afternoon."

Abby's chest tightened, a sudden wave of anxiety washing over her at the news that her daughter was hurt. Kane reached out and squeezed her forearm reassuringly, seeming to sense the change in her aura.

"I'll see to it that our people are taken care of. You go take care of Clarke." Kane assured, clasping a hand on her shoulder. Abby nodded in agreement, quickly informing Indra that she needed to get her medical bag from the rover before they headed over to where Clarke was being held. The two walked back over to the vehicle, where they began to unload the supplies they had brought for the following days, until they came across Abby's medical gear.

"I'm sure Clarke will be fine – if had been that serious, they wouldn't have waited until you got here to do something." Abby nodded at Kane's reassuring words, but inwardly knew that the grounders had limitations to what they could do medically. Wordlessly, she turned from Kane, and began to head back to Indra who immediately began to lead her to the Commander's tent. As they walked through camp, Abby was increasingly aware of all the stares she was getting from the grounders – Skaikru still being an uncertain sight among their people.

"Dr Griffin to see Wanheda, as requested." Indra spoke, breaking Abby away from her of her musings. The two had stopped in front of a large tent that was being guarded by two of Lexa's most trusted warriors. The guards nodded making way for Abby to step past them and into the tent.

Abby reached for the flap, and ducked inside, stopping short at the sight that greeted her eyes. The tent was quite vast, with various sections including a dressing space and mirror, as well as a room divider. What made her breath catch in her throat though was the sight of her daughter tangled in the arms of the Commander. She noticed the state of her daughters undress – only clad in a small bralette and a pair of shots that she assumed grounders typically wore instead of the traditional Arkadian garments. What really caught her attention though was Clarke's posture. Even in her sleep, the doctor hadn't seen such a relaxed look on her daughters face since they had landed on the ground. Clarke, was still lying with her injured leg swung over Lexa's body, a hand limply relaxed over the Commander's chest as the warrior held her. A mix of anxiety and apprehension filled Abby's chest as she took in the view before her. For a moment she felt as if she was interrupting an intimate moment between the pair, and that she should come back later. As she was preparing to quietly step out of the tent however, she noticed Lexa's hands slowly tasseling Clarke's blonde hair, and suddenly found herself looking into the eyes of the Commander.

"Dr. Griffen."

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Ta da!

I felt like not a lot happened in this chapter, but the next one is a doozy - plus Octavioa gave us some hints of what is to come as well. ;) If I'm being honest, I struggled writing Abby and would love some feed back on what you thought of her!

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