p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"During their first intermission, while they waited for food, they established the rule that they wouldn't talk business in bed. Lexa proposed it while stretched on top of Clarke, who actually stopped to think before agreeing. "We'll need a bigger couch, though," Clarke said, and kissed Lexa. /span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"They took a nap after eating and started again when they woke, reveling in the luxury of time never before available to them. After, they slept deeply./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Clarke met Ontari and asked, "All good?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Sha, Klark, mochof."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Good. See you later," she said, and set off toward the darkness. /span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Lexa caught up to her. "We don't go to her place."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"It's OK," Clarke said, and caught Lexa's hand. She swung their joined hands up and kissed Lexa's knuckles. "I love your hands," she said, smiling./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Lexa turned pink and continued to walk with Clarke. The forest became thicker as they walked, but the path was clear. It dwindled down to a game track, and that was when Lexa saw the fire. She pointed it out to Clarke, who nodded. "I have never been this close," Lexa told Clarke quietly./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"It's OK," Clarke repeated./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"A woman waited at the fire, her features concealed by her hood. Clarke wasn't fooled. She bowed deeply. "Pramheda."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Lexa's eyes went wide and she, too bowed./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"The woman threw her hood back. "You honor me with your presence, Heda, Fleimkepa." Becca Franko smiled at them. "You are worthy successors." After a beat, she continued. "It's nice to have company. Few visit any more."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"That's their loss," Clarke answered./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Becca smiled. "How can I help you?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I don't need your help right now. I just came to say thanks." Clarke squeezed Lexa's hand./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"You're welcome." Becca looked at Lexa. "Nothing to say?" she asked in an amused tone./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I have many, many questions."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Let's sit down then." Becca turned around. Clarke and Lexa followed her into a small cabin. /span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"It looked like Becca expected them. There were three chairs around the table under the window, a steaming pot in the center, a cup at each seat. They sat, Becca poured, and there was silence for a few moments before Becca said to Clarke, "You were the first person to read my journal in 80 years. It was supposed to be available to everyone."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"We did not know it existed until Ontari brought it to Klark," Lexa said./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"My Flamekeeper lost his way, too. And here we are."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Why did you hide from me?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I didn't hide. The others discouraged you from finding me."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Why did Klark know where you are?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Becca looked at Clarke to see if she had an explanation./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Clarke shrugged. "I just knew." She looked in her mug for a few seconds. "It makes sense you'd be harder to reach. I thought they'd be guarding you or something."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"We don't see eye to eye on many things. That's why they kept you away, Lexa. I never intended for things to be like this."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I knew it," Clarke said softly./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Is ALIE still a problem?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"My friend Raven shut her down." /span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Becca thought for a few seconds. "Ontari's Raven?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Sha," Lexa answered. /span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Where is she now?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Raven?" Clarke clarified. "She's tearing down Ark station."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I would very much like to speak with her."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"The feeling is mutual. She filled two notebooks with questions and ideas while she read your journal."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I'll work on it," Becca said and looked at Lexa again. "You've been quiet."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Klark is heda."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"You were heda once."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Not a good one, I fear."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Are you kidding?" Clarke asked Lexa as she turned in her seat to face her. "You made peace after decades of war. You got everyone to the table, and then you took care of the two biggest problems."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"And it all fell apart as soon as Titus shot me."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"How did it fall apart? Ontari did everything you would have done. The Coalition holds."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"You were never supposed to be here."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Given the circumstances, I think both of you are exactly where you should be," Becca said. "And I agree with Heda. You are a legend."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"There are too many hedas here. I'm Clarke. That's Lexa."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Becca."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I have a lot of ideas and a couple plans," Clarke told her./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"One thing at a time," Lexa said./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"You can't do it all at once, trust me," Becca said at the same time. "Finish what you're doing before you start another big project. Don't divide your attention. Bad things happen when you get distracted."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"ALIE," Clarke said./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"ALIE," Becca agreed. /span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"OK, then, I'll get the Nomads squared away before starting anything new."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I'll be here," Becca told Clarke while she stood up, "and you have an appointment."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Thanks for reminding me. We'll be back."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Clarke woke in her bed, Lexa sleeping beside her. She looked outside. The sky was lighter, so she got up, used the bathroom, and cleaned up before dressing. She kissed Lexa and went out into the hall./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Clarke went down the stairs and entered the Azgeda suite. Murphy and Roan were at the table. "Am I late?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"No," Roan answered, but stood up./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Hey, Clarke," Murphy said with a yawn as he got to his feet. "We're gonna borrow one of your gardens."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Fine with me."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Trea and an older Azgeda healer were waiting. They both bowed to Clarke and Roan. Trea moved beside Clarke. Houlton asked Roan, "Has this prospect completed his apprenticeship?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Sha."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Does his Fos say he's ready?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Roan looked at Clarke, so she answered, "He's been ready for months."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Houlton looked at Murphy. "Are you ready?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Sha."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Houlton pointed at the ground and Murphy laid on his back. Houlton knelt above him and unrolled his tools. /span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Clarke looked at them. They were shiny and looked clean. She didn't doubt their sharpness. Her worry eased when he put a bottle of alcohol beside it. Houlton wiped Murphy's face with alcohol, then his hands, and finally the tools. Roan put the paper with the design on the ground near the tools./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"It took nearly an hour. Clarke was alternately fascinated and horrified. Murphy was still, his eyes closed. Except for his breathing, Clarke would have thought him asleep. When Houlton finished, Murphy's face looked worse than it had the morning of Ontari's Ascension./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Murphy continued to lay still while Houlton cleaned up, and he didn't move until he was told he could sit up. Roan looked satisfied and Trea proud, but he couldn't read Clarke. /span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"She knelt beside him. "You OK?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Murphy wasn't sure whether he could talk and gave a slight nod./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I'm proud of you."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Murphy inclined his head slightly. /span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"None of that. And I'm gonna apologize now because Roan will be here a little longer while I meet with all the kru leaders. After that, I swear you are outta here."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Murphy gave Clarke a thumbs up and she patted his shoulder gently before rising. Trea passed her as she went to Roan. "Let me know if he needs anything."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Murfee will be fine. His personal healer will attend to him."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I'm gonna bum breakfast from Luna. Wanna come?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"No, I must find an ambassador."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"See you later then."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="center"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"100 – 100 – 100/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Luna's guards opened the door and let Clarke in without giving Luna notice. The suite was quiet, so Clarke opened the door again. "Is she here?" she asked the guards./span/span/span/p
p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in;" align="left"span style="font-variant: normal;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="text-decoration: none;""/span/span/spanspan style="font-variant: normal;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="text-decoration: none;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"span style="font-style: normal;"span style="font-weight: normal;"Not all of us rise with the sun, Heda," Luna said from behind her./span/span/span/span/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Clarke closed the door while she turned. "Now I need to find breakfast somewhere else," she answered with a smile./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Is Lexa not feeding you?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Only when I ask, and since you're not a breakfast person, I'll be back for sanch."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"My pleasure," Luna answered, and turned for her bedroom./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Clarke let herself out and went back to her suite. Everything was tidy. The bed had been made. Clarke went out onto the balcony and looked over Polis again. It was different every time, and seeing the same view repeatedly with different lighting made her understand Monet's daily studies. /span/span/span/p
p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in;" align="left"span style="font-variant: normal;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="text-decoration: none;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"span style="font-style: normal;"span style="font-weight: normal;"When she looked at Skaikru's corner, she saw the there were only a few buildings without roofs, and remembered promising Miller she would make Skaikru's emblem for the guest house. Clarke was happy to have something to do. /span/span/span/span/span/span/spanspan style="font-variant: normal;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="text-decoration: none;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"span style="font-style: normal;"span style="font-weight: normal;"I/span/span/span/span/span/span/spanspan style="font-variant: normal;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="text-decoration: none;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"span style="font-style: normal;"span style="font-weight: normal;"t took her a while to gather everything she needed, mostly because the trunk with her art supplies had been put in a corner. She pulled it out so she could see the contents and get what she needed./span/span/span/span/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Clarke started with her sketchbook. She tried different ideas before settling on one that satisfied her, then spent time playing with color. When her stomach rumbled, she remembered that she hadn't had breakfast and took a look outside to estimate the time./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Clarke washed the charcoal dust from her hands before going back down to Floukru's suite./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="center"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"100 – 100 – 100/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"The table was ready, Luna awake and prepared for a visit from Heda. When the food arrived and was arranged on the table, Luna sent the servers away and filled Clarke's plate herself./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"So, Heda, is there something you wish to discuss?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"You know Lexa well."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I did when we were young."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"What was she like?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Luna smiled. "Lexa was always exactly as she is now. Curious but cautious. Fearless once she decided." Luna smiled. "She did not do it intentionally, but she drove Titus mad. That was why she became Anya's seken before she should have."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"How?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Like you, with questions. She always wanted to know why something is the way it is and to change what she did not like. Do you like the fish? It was in the water a few hours ago."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Very nice. The peas are good, too. I thought they were out of season."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Luna smiled at Clarke again. "I have my own secrets."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I bet you do," Clarke answered pleasantly, "but I'm asking about Lexa."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Any of Lexa's secrets I know have long expired, but I will tell you what sent Titus completely around the bend."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Clarke looked interested so Luna continued. /span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"She hid fish in his mattress. I got blamed but Lexa wouldn't let me be punished for what she did. She confessed, and Anya was her punishment. I was mad at him for sending her away, so I told the others and until I left, we took turns thinking up ways to annoy Titus. The ongoing favorite was to rig dye in his bathwater." Luna giggled recalling Titus' skin in every color they could find, done every time he began to relax around them. "I do not miss him one bit."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Me either," Clarke agreed. "The Natblida are much happier with Lexa."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Sha. And she is much happier with you."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Yup," Clarke agreed. She finished her plate and pushed it away. /span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Luna finished a minute later and leaned back in her chair. "Is there something in particular you want, Heda?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"A couple things, nothing big. Mostly need to know the tug is safe for another trip. Anything you need?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I'll see that it's done."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Mochof. Thanks for lunch."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Pro, Heda."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Clarke answered, "Leida," and left./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"They took a nap after eating and started again when they woke, reveling in the luxury of time never before available to them. After, they slept deeply./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Clarke met Ontari and asked, "All good?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Sha, Klark, mochof."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Good. See you later," she said, and set off toward the darkness. /span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Lexa caught up to her. "We don't go to her place."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"It's OK," Clarke said, and caught Lexa's hand. She swung their joined hands up and kissed Lexa's knuckles. "I love your hands," she said, smiling./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Lexa turned pink and continued to walk with Clarke. The forest became thicker as they walked, but the path was clear. It dwindled down to a game track, and that was when Lexa saw the fire. She pointed it out to Clarke, who nodded. "I have never been this close," Lexa told Clarke quietly./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"It's OK," Clarke repeated./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"A woman waited at the fire, her features concealed by her hood. Clarke wasn't fooled. She bowed deeply. "Pramheda."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Lexa's eyes went wide and she, too bowed./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"The woman threw her hood back. "You honor me with your presence, Heda, Fleimkepa." Becca Franko smiled at them. "You are worthy successors." After a beat, she continued. "It's nice to have company. Few visit any more."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"That's their loss," Clarke answered./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Becca smiled. "How can I help you?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I don't need your help right now. I just came to say thanks." Clarke squeezed Lexa's hand./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"You're welcome." Becca looked at Lexa. "Nothing to say?" she asked in an amused tone./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I have many, many questions."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Let's sit down then." Becca turned around. Clarke and Lexa followed her into a small cabin. /span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"It looked like Becca expected them. There were three chairs around the table under the window, a steaming pot in the center, a cup at each seat. They sat, Becca poured, and there was silence for a few moments before Becca said to Clarke, "You were the first person to read my journal in 80 years. It was supposed to be available to everyone."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"We did not know it existed until Ontari brought it to Klark," Lexa said./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"My Flamekeeper lost his way, too. And here we are."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Why did you hide from me?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I didn't hide. The others discouraged you from finding me."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Why did Klark know where you are?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Becca looked at Clarke to see if she had an explanation./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Clarke shrugged. "I just knew." She looked in her mug for a few seconds. "It makes sense you'd be harder to reach. I thought they'd be guarding you or something."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"We don't see eye to eye on many things. That's why they kept you away, Lexa. I never intended for things to be like this."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I knew it," Clarke said softly./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Is ALIE still a problem?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"My friend Raven shut her down." /span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Becca thought for a few seconds. "Ontari's Raven?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Sha," Lexa answered. /span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Where is she now?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Raven?" Clarke clarified. "She's tearing down Ark station."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I would very much like to speak with her."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"The feeling is mutual. She filled two notebooks with questions and ideas while she read your journal."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I'll work on it," Becca said and looked at Lexa again. "You've been quiet."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Klark is heda."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"You were heda once."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Not a good one, I fear."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Are you kidding?" Clarke asked Lexa as she turned in her seat to face her. "You made peace after decades of war. You got everyone to the table, and then you took care of the two biggest problems."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"And it all fell apart as soon as Titus shot me."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"How did it fall apart? Ontari did everything you would have done. The Coalition holds."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"You were never supposed to be here."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Given the circumstances, I think both of you are exactly where you should be," Becca said. "And I agree with Heda. You are a legend."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"There are too many hedas here. I'm Clarke. That's Lexa."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Becca."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I have a lot of ideas and a couple plans," Clarke told her./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"One thing at a time," Lexa said./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"You can't do it all at once, trust me," Becca said at the same time. "Finish what you're doing before you start another big project. Don't divide your attention. Bad things happen when you get distracted."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"ALIE," Clarke said./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"ALIE," Becca agreed. /span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"OK, then, I'll get the Nomads squared away before starting anything new."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I'll be here," Becca told Clarke while she stood up, "and you have an appointment."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Thanks for reminding me. We'll be back."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Clarke woke in her bed, Lexa sleeping beside her. She looked outside. The sky was lighter, so she got up, used the bathroom, and cleaned up before dressing. She kissed Lexa and went out into the hall./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Clarke went down the stairs and entered the Azgeda suite. Murphy and Roan were at the table. "Am I late?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"No," Roan answered, but stood up./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Hey, Clarke," Murphy said with a yawn as he got to his feet. "We're gonna borrow one of your gardens."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Fine with me."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Trea and an older Azgeda healer were waiting. They both bowed to Clarke and Roan. Trea moved beside Clarke. Houlton asked Roan, "Has this prospect completed his apprenticeship?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Sha."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Does his Fos say he's ready?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Roan looked at Clarke, so she answered, "He's been ready for months."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Houlton looked at Murphy. "Are you ready?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Sha."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Houlton pointed at the ground and Murphy laid on his back. Houlton knelt above him and unrolled his tools. /span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Clarke looked at them. They were shiny and looked clean. She didn't doubt their sharpness. Her worry eased when he put a bottle of alcohol beside it. Houlton wiped Murphy's face with alcohol, then his hands, and finally the tools. Roan put the paper with the design on the ground near the tools./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"It took nearly an hour. Clarke was alternately fascinated and horrified. Murphy was still, his eyes closed. Except for his breathing, Clarke would have thought him asleep. When Houlton finished, Murphy's face looked worse than it had the morning of Ontari's Ascension./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Murphy continued to lay still while Houlton cleaned up, and he didn't move until he was told he could sit up. Roan looked satisfied and Trea proud, but he couldn't read Clarke. /span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"She knelt beside him. "You OK?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Murphy wasn't sure whether he could talk and gave a slight nod./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I'm proud of you."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Murphy inclined his head slightly. /span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"None of that. And I'm gonna apologize now because Roan will be here a little longer while I meet with all the kru leaders. After that, I swear you are outta here."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Murphy gave Clarke a thumbs up and she patted his shoulder gently before rising. Trea passed her as she went to Roan. "Let me know if he needs anything."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Murfee will be fine. His personal healer will attend to him."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I'm gonna bum breakfast from Luna. Wanna come?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"No, I must find an ambassador."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"See you later then."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="center"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"100 – 100 – 100/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Luna's guards opened the door and let Clarke in without giving Luna notice. The suite was quiet, so Clarke opened the door again. "Is she here?" she asked the guards./span/span/span/p
p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in;" align="left"span style="font-variant: normal;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="text-decoration: none;""/span/span/spanspan style="font-variant: normal;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="text-decoration: none;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"span style="font-style: normal;"span style="font-weight: normal;"Not all of us rise with the sun, Heda," Luna said from behind her./span/span/span/span/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Clarke closed the door while she turned. "Now I need to find breakfast somewhere else," she answered with a smile./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Is Lexa not feeding you?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Only when I ask, and since you're not a breakfast person, I'll be back for sanch."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"My pleasure," Luna answered, and turned for her bedroom./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Clarke let herself out and went back to her suite. Everything was tidy. The bed had been made. Clarke went out onto the balcony and looked over Polis again. It was different every time, and seeing the same view repeatedly with different lighting made her understand Monet's daily studies. /span/span/span/p
p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in;" align="left"span style="font-variant: normal;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="text-decoration: none;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"span style="font-style: normal;"span style="font-weight: normal;"When she looked at Skaikru's corner, she saw the there were only a few buildings without roofs, and remembered promising Miller she would make Skaikru's emblem for the guest house. Clarke was happy to have something to do. /span/span/span/span/span/span/spanspan style="font-variant: normal;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="text-decoration: none;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"span style="font-style: normal;"span style="font-weight: normal;"I/span/span/span/span/span/span/spanspan style="font-variant: normal;"span style="color: #000000;"span style="text-decoration: none;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"span style="font-style: normal;"span style="font-weight: normal;"t took her a while to gather everything she needed, mostly because the trunk with her art supplies had been put in a corner. She pulled it out so she could see the contents and get what she needed./span/span/span/span/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Clarke started with her sketchbook. She tried different ideas before settling on one that satisfied her, then spent time playing with color. When her stomach rumbled, she remembered that she hadn't had breakfast and took a look outside to estimate the time./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Clarke washed the charcoal dust from her hands before going back down to Floukru's suite./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="center"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"100 – 100 – 100/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"The table was ready, Luna awake and prepared for a visit from Heda. When the food arrived and was arranged on the table, Luna sent the servers away and filled Clarke's plate herself./span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"So, Heda, is there something you wish to discuss?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"You know Lexa well."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I did when we were young."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"What was she like?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Luna smiled. "Lexa was always exactly as she is now. Curious but cautious. Fearless once she decided." Luna smiled. "She did not do it intentionally, but she drove Titus mad. That was why she became Anya's seken before she should have."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"How?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Like you, with questions. She always wanted to know why something is the way it is and to change what she did not like. Do you like the fish? It was in the water a few hours ago."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Very nice. The peas are good, too. I thought they were out of season."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Luna smiled at Clarke again. "I have my own secrets."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I bet you do," Clarke answered pleasantly, "but I'm asking about Lexa."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Any of Lexa's secrets I know have long expired, but I will tell you what sent Titus completely around the bend."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Clarke looked interested so Luna continued. /span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"She hid fish in his mattress. I got blamed but Lexa wouldn't let me be punished for what she did. She confessed, and Anya was her punishment. I was mad at him for sending her away, so I told the others and until I left, we took turns thinking up ways to annoy Titus. The ongoing favorite was to rig dye in his bathwater." Luna giggled recalling Titus' skin in every color they could find, done every time he began to relax around them. "I do not miss him one bit."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Me either," Clarke agreed. "The Natblida are much happier with Lexa."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Sha. And she is much happier with you."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Yup," Clarke agreed. She finished her plate and pushed it away. /span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Luna finished a minute later and leaned back in her chair. "Is there something in particular you want, Heda?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"A couple things, nothing big. Mostly need to know the tug is safe for another trip. Anything you need?"/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I'll see that it's done."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Mochof. Thanks for lunch."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;""span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Pro, Heda."/span/span/span/p
p style="font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; text-decoration: none;" align="left"span style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Clarke answered, "Leida," and left./span/span/span/p