Octavia moved to Raven and started unchaining her.
The chained girl looked like she just saw a ghost. "How's it you're alive?"
Clarke recovered from her shock. "What are you doing here?"
Raven turned to blonde girl still surprised by seeing Octavia. "How is she alive?"
The blonde girl moved closer and slightly raised her voice. "What are you doing here?"
Raven had enough of no one answering her question. "Good to see you too Clarke. I'm fine, thanks for asking." She said sarcastically.
But the only thing she accomplished by it was angering Clarke. "I'm not in the mood for this Raven. Answer my question!"
When Octavia saw that Raven wanted to argue with Clarke, she stopped her by putting her hand on her shoulder and whispered so only Raven could hear her. "Don't do that. Clarke is ready to torture and kill anyone who will not listen to her." After a moment she added. "Especially any Skaikru member." With that, Octavia finally unchained her.
Raven was soothing her wrists and looked at Clarke. "I'm here to save your sorry ass. Echo wants your death."
Clarke moved closer to her and hissed. "You're lying."
Raven was surprised by Clarke's behavior. "Could you explain to me what is happening?" Raven had enough of being left out of everything.
Clarke turned to her and glared. "Your people…" She started moving closer to Raven. "…decided that they want to kill Heda." Raven was scared by her friend's behavior. She really looked like she was ready to kill her in the worst possible way. So Raven slowly backed to the other wall. She only stopped when there was nowhere to move anymore. "Tell me, Raven. Do you know something about it?"
"I don't, Clarke. I promise. I only heard conversation between Echo and one of the councilman but they wanted to kill you. That's why I am here. To tell that to you."
Clarke turned her head away from Raven and thought about it for a moment.
Raven never seen Clarke like this. It wasn't the person she knew from her first weeks on Earth. And this definitely wasn't that happy person she saw few weeks ago in camp Jaha. She saw her after Mount Weather and she talked with her. Clarke was broken at that time but she still looked like she has some sort of plan, like she knew what she want to do next. Not now. It looks like everything Clarke is now, is only anger and revenge. Completely lost.
Octavia saw what was happening and tried to talk with Clarke. "Clarke, it's Raven. She would never…." Before she could end her sentence, Clarke grabbed the collar of Octavia's shirt and pushed her against the wall. "You are with them, aren't you? You never forgave Lexa or me for what happened in TonDC."
"Clarke, you're paranoid. Just think about it. I was the one who saved her life at the celebration. I'm her personal guard. I choose grounders over my brother! I could kill her, both of you, many times already but I didn't because I'm loyal to her… and to you!" Octavia hoped that Clarke would see reason and the true behind her words.
Clarke let go of Octavia's shirt. "I'm sorry. I…I don't know what got into me."
"It's ok. I get it. When Echo killed Lincoln I was the same." Octavia realized her mistake but it was too late.
Clarke moved closer to Octavia and hissed. "She. Is. Not..." She wasn't able to end her sentence. She felt on her knees and started crying into her hands. "She can't be…"
Octavia was at her side in instant. She didn't have the same opinion as Clarke but decided not to share it with the other girl. Heda was tough but being shot so close to heart could be problem even for the brunette leader. So Octavia just put her hand on her friend's back in attempt to calm her and said nothing.
Raven wasn't sure if it's safe for her to come closer. Last time she saw Clarke crying was after she had to kill Finn. She didn't know what happened but she hoped that soon someone will explain it to her. With that she kneeled next to her blonde, hopefully still, friend. Raven put her hand on Clarke's shoulder. "Everything will be fine again, Clarke. You'll see."
Clarke turned her head to Raven. "Everything will be fine again, Raven? My own mother disowned me, I killed one of my friends again, after everything what we were through there is another war which I started and on top of that my only family I had left was…was…" Clarke looked at ground. "We were united just for a few moments. It took whole two minutes before everything went wrong again! I just can't take it anymore."
Both girl could see how their friend was shaking with rage and crying. Then all her movements stopped. Clarke raised her head and looked in front of her. They could see her puffy hollow eyes. The brunette girls exchanged worried looks.
"Clarke. She was just trying to help." The blonde girl didn't turn her head to anyone in room. "I know. But…you can't help me….neither of you can." Clarke dried her eyes and stand up. Mask that Lexa taught her was back in place. She straightened herself.
Girls stood up as well and watched Clarke warily.
Clarke moved a little away from the girls and then turned to Raven. "If Echo want me dead why they shoot her? Even the shooter was telling me that his mission was to kill her and not me."
Raven was taken aback by what just happened. She though that she was imagining Clarke crying. On the blonde's face were no traces of tears. She actually looked a lot like the Commander right now.
Octavia nudged Raven to answer Clarke's question. She was surprised as her friend but this was really not a good time for questioning Clarke. "He could have lied." That was the only explanation Raven could think of.
"He didn't." When both girls turned to Octavia she continued. "I heard him…scream. He would tell Clarke anything she asked."
Raven turned to Clarke with wide eyes. "You tortured him?"
Clarke looked at her with impassive look. "You did the same thing to Lincoln…for Finn. Remember?"
Raven wanted to say something for her defense but there was nothing so she just averted her gaze on the ground and nodded.
When Clarke saw that Raven was not protesting, she asked. "What is the name of the councilman Echo talked with?"
Raven though about it for a moment. "I think his name is Keith, why?"
Clarke frowned. "The Arch guard told me the same name. They must heard you. You're not exactly silent with that brace."
That insulted the other girl. "Hey! They didn't hear me. I was outside looking for some wiring and they came there only after me."
"Then the shooter is lying." Clarke tried to make some sense in this mess.
"He didn't look like he was lying….more like he would pee his pants soon." Clarke and Raven turned to Octavia once again. "What? I saw him for a moment! He really looked like that."
In that moment, one of the guards ran into cell. ""Kwin, Kwin!" When he saw unchained Raven he forget what he was here for and unsheathed his sword.
Clarke just rolled her eyes. "Put that away and tell me why you are here." The guard, with one glance at Raven, sheathed his sword.
He turned back to Clarke and bowed his head. "Skaikru assassin and that two traitors. They're all dead."
"What you mean they are dead? Who killed them?! I ordered that I'm the only one who can go inside!" Clarke wasn't happy. This wasn't justice for her. She wanted them to suffer and before that they could give her some information.
Guard looked at Clarke. "Kwin, no one killed them. We just found them dead in their cells. There was no blood."
Clarke tried to calm herself. "I want names of everyone who was in their cells, who was on guard duty in the prison or whoever was aroundthere. Understand?"
Guard nodded and left to do what he was told.
She turned to the other girls in the cell. "We should go." With that, she started moving but when she didn't hear any steps behind here she turned back to them. "All of us and now…" Octavia and Raven nodded and moved behind Clarke.
They got into the palace in silence. Clarke stopped her movements and turned to her friends once again. "Octavia make sure that no one will harm Raven. If anyone tries to hurt her you'll inform me. She is under my protection."
Octavia nodded her understanding with her orders.
So Clarke continued. "Take her to your chambers. No one will be looking for her there."
Raven had enough. "Hey! Stop talking about me like I'm not here. Why are you even assigning guards to me?"
"Oh, I forgot you don't know trigedasleng. All prisoners are dead." Raven's eyes were wide open. "I don't want the same fate for you. And most of our people would probably want you dead. Octavia is the only one here who don't want all Skaikru dead."
Raven was silent for a moment but then nodded. Clarke nodded as well and addressed both girls in front of her. "I'll see you tomorrow." Octavia nodded once again and, with Raven, disappeared into the another part of the palace.
Clarke sighed and moved to the first floor where she met Anya guarding her and Lexa's quarters.
Anya bowed her head when she saw her. "We didn't let anyone inside except for Nyko as you wanted, Clarke." Clarke just nodded to that with her gaze on the floor. She know that it was really serious situation when Anya used her real name.
Anya decided to say something nice for once and put her hand on Clarke's shoulder. "She'll be fine, don't worry." After little pause, she added. "She is too stubborn to die."
Clarke raised her head to look at Anya and with sad smile, she nodded. "I hope you're right." With that, she moved inside of their quarters.
When Nyko saw her, he bowed his head. "Kwin."
Clarke didn't pay him much attention. Her eyes were on unconscious Lexa who laid in bed. In quieter voice, she asked. "Will she be ok?"
Nyko nervously moved on his spot. "She lost a lot of blood and she was shot really close to heart…" Clarke had enough so she turned to him and interrupted him. "I can see that. Tell me if she will live!"
Nyko shook his head. "I…I don't know, Kwin. I gave her herbs to help her but…I can't promise anything." With the end of his sentence, he looked at ground.
Clarke clenched her jaw and looked back at her wife's body. "Leave."
Nyko nodded and left.
When she heard closing doors behind her she took a chair, moved it closer to the bed and sat next to Lexa. "Why does everyone I care about have the tendency to die?" She looked at her wife's slowly raising and falling chest. "You were my wife for what? Two minutes? And you got shot." She dryly laugh. "I'm probably cursed." She took Lexa's hand and look at it. "You promised…You promised you will never leave me." She lay her head on bed next to Lexa and started crying.
Clarke just needed to finally break down.
Oh, by the way what do you think – Octaven or Ranya? Or some other crazy ship….Rindra/Indraven! :D