When they reached Arkadia, Raven was in such a hurry to reach her workshop that her bad leg tangled in the stirrup. She landed hard and when she caught her breath, couldn't decide whether she should laugh at how ridiculous she must look or curse her clumsiness. The guard nearest her did neither. She quickly dismounted and got Raven free from the stirrup and on her feet.

"Thanks. Mochof."

The guard nodded and followed her through the group. Raven went as fast as she could, ignoring the new pain in her back and shoulder. She grunted while pulling the door to her workshop open. She hit the light switch on her way inside, and the lights slowly and unevenly began to come on.

Raven went outside and looked at the top of the Ark. The solar panels were covered with debris. She turned to her guard and asked, "How do you feel about climbing?"

The guard looked back, expressionless.

"Somebody needs to climb up there and clear all that stuff away so I can have power," Raven explained.

Ontari walked up and heard the last few words. "What do you need?"

"The solar panels are blocked. Look," Raven pointed. "See those rectangles? They provide power for everything here, but only when they're clear to catch the light." She looked at Ontari and saw the Natblida behind her. "I need somebody to climb up there and clear them. There's a ladder. I'll show you."

They all followed her around to the back side of her workshop. Raven looked at the rungs and remembered the times she used them as handholds in space. She lost that thought at the sight of all the Natblida scrambling up the ladder. Ontari went up last to keep an eye on them.

When the panels were clear, they stood and looked around. There wasn't much to see apart from trees and the collapsed remains of Mount Weather, but they enjoyed the height until Ontari ordered them down. On the ground, she sent them to set up their tents inside the fence while she went into Raven's workshop.

Raven leaned on her table. The lights were still dim but slowly becoming brighter. She wouldn't be able to do much until the lights were restored. She saw Ontari in the doorway. "Hey."

"You do not look well."

"I'm fine, but I won't be able to work until the batteries are charged."

"How long will that take?"

"A day. Tomorrow, if it's clear."

"What can you do until then?"

"Not much. There's not enough light to see properly, so I can't search for what I need, and there's not enough for any of my tools to work."

"The solar panels need to stay clear all the time?"

"Sha."

"I will ensure the guards who stay do that."

"Good." Raven shifted her stance and stifled a groan.

"Horseback riding does not agree with you."

"I'm fine on the horse, but getting off is hard."

"Why did you not say anything?"

"Abby usually helps me."

"I can help you."

"It's not"

"You will allow me to help," Ontari said.

"Sha, Heda," Raven answered with a smirk.

"Something amuses you?"

"You."

"Me?"

"You," Raven repeated. She and Ontari looked at each other for several seconds before Raven relented. "You're nothing like I thought you'd be."

"Oh?"

"I never heard anything good about Azgeda and the commander before you wasn't one of my favorite people."

"She likes you."

Raven shrugged. "I don't really care. And we're talking about you."

"You are talking about me."

"Do you want to hear the rest?"

"Sha."

"I like you, Commander. I appreciate that you're going out of your way to help Clarke and the rest of us. I know Skaikru isn't popular, but you're giving us a chance."

"I do not have a choice."

"Sure you do. We always have choices. Sometimes you have to choose between bad and worse, sometimes between good and better."

"Which am I?"

"Better, but I've never done this with a girl."

"We have done nothing."

"You want to, don't you?"

Ontari finally closed the distance between them. She kissed Raven's cheek and said, "Very much."

"OK," Raven answered, smiling.

"Show me your Ark."

"This is my workshop, in case you hadn't guessed. I'm going to take a lot of this back to Polis."

"Whatever you need."

Raven smiled again. She quickly kissed Ontari. "We won't be able to see much. There's only enough power to run the emergency lights right now. As soon as the batteries charge, I'll give you the tour."

"Fine."

"Is it OK if I go to TonDC to see Octavia?"

"Is there enough time for you to return before dark?"

"Probably not," Raven sighed.

"We will go tomorrow."

"Deal."

100 – 100 – 100

Clarke loved walking by the ocean. It gave her a measure of peace that she hadn't felt in months, and although she tried not to think about that afternoon, it stayed in her mind. As she walked, she tried not to think too much about how much she missed Lexa and the possibility of getting her back.

"You alright?" Murphy asked quietly.

"Yeah. Just thinking."

"You know all of this sounds crazy, right?"

"Yeah. But I can't not try."

"Crazy," he repeated.

Clarke shrugged. She knew he would help, no matter what he thought, or he wouldn't be walking beside her. "If we find this boat, what're we gonna do?"

"We have two choices. One, we leave some guards on it and head back. Two, we bring it as close to Polis as possible."

"Do you know how to run it?"

"I think so. It wasn't complicated."

"And we'll need the practice."

"Yeah. So we'll bring it back with us."

"And once Raven figures out the chips, we'll go. We need to figure out who to bring with us."

"The boat's not that big, so the fewer the better."

"OK."

"You sure you're alright?"

"Honestly? I don't know. I don't know how we're supposed to do this and I don't know what will happen if we can't and I really don't know what will happen if we can."

"You've been through worse."

"That doesn't really help," Clarke sighed.

"It's all I got," Murphy answered.

"Jerk," Clarke mumbled.

Murphy laughed.

100 – 100 – 100

Raven again fell asleep while Ontari massaged her leg and back. She saw the fresh bruise on Raven's shoulder and gently worked on that, too, after Raven fell asleep. She covered her when she finished and began to go through the papers that arrived with a messenger from Polis. She answered the messages that needed it and sent them back, then sent another messenger to TonDC telling them to expect her and Raven tomorrow.

After, she went out to walk through camp. Everyone was inside the wall. The Natblida had thousands of questions about the Ark and with Raven out of commission, Abby was left to try to answer them until Ontari sent them to bed.

Abby excused herself and Ontari watched her walk toward the Ark before returning to her tent. Raven was awake, sitting on Ontari's bed adjusting her brace.

"Chess?" Ontari asked.

"Maybe tomorrow."

"You may sleep here if you wish."

"I'm not putting you out of your bed again, Commander."

"I do not mind."

"I do."

"I sent a messenger to TonDC so they know we are coming."

"Thank you."

"Why is your friend with Trikru?"

"It's where she belongs."

"Heda Leksa says she is angry at Klark."

"Did she say why?"

"Something about Klark not returning here with her."

"That would definitely piss Octavia off." Raven forced herself to her feet. "I'll let you get some rest."

"I will see you in the morning."

"Good night," Raven answered, and dragged her fingers down Ontari's arm as she passed.

On her way to her tent, Raven met Abby. "The power's still not back," Abby said.

"Maybe by tomorrow night. The batteries need to charge tomorrow."

"So we just sit around?"

"Yup." Raven ducked into the tent.

Abby followed her in. "And after that?"

"We get to work. Good night."

"I think we need to talk, Raven."

"Not tonight." Raven removed her brace and boots and rolled into bed. She turned her back to Abby and pulled the fur up over her shoulders.

Abby got the message.