Clarke is missing. It's the day of Clarke and Lexa's bonding ceremony, Polis is filled with leaders and representatives of all 12 clans here for the ceremony and Clarke is missing!. The only reason Anya hasn't killed Clarke's personal guards after they came to her and told her about the situation, is because she needs them to help her track the blonde down.

She didn't spend half the morning getting her hair braided and putting on ceremonial armor, for there to not be a ceremony. There will be a ceremony even if it's a death ceremony and she'd personally provide the bodies of Clarke's guards, if the sky girl isn't found.

Anya knows she has a limited amount of time to find Clarke before Lexa's bathed, clothed and has her hair braided in the traditional style of the day, before it's Clarke's turn to prepare and meet Lexa for the ceremony to begin. The two nervous guards are standing in the tent watching Anya pace as she thinks, both anxious to have something to do in order to escape her ire.

After about a minute of looking around the tent for any indication as to where Clarke could have gone, Anya suddenly leaves the room without a word. The two guards breathe out a deep relieved sigh at her exit, glad to have escaped uninjured.


"You know if today wasn't the day of your bonding ceremony, I would be impressed with your ability to get past not only your personal guard, but also an entire city filled with warriors, undetected." Anya says to the blonde sat in the grass working on a sketch of the river before her.

Clarke startles a bit and turns around at the voice. "Anya, you scared me."

"Not half us much as I scared your guard when they told me you'd gone missing!" She retorts unamused. "Care to explain why you aren't preparing for the ceremony?"

Clarke had spent enough time with Anya now to learn the subtleties in her tone. She could sense the concern in her mentors voice. "Before you have them killed, I didn't slip past my guard, I just told them I was going for a walk to calm my nerves and I'd be back shortly. I've been looking forward to today for so long and it's just overwhelming that it's finally here and I get to show the world how much Lexa and I love each other.

Anya's shoulders drop in relief at her words, but her face remains impassive. "And how did a walk to calm yourself lead you here?"

"Yesterday, Lexa and I were out riding horses and I spotted a family of ducks out here. I was inspired by the scene, but had nothing to draw with," Clarke starts her sheepish explanation. "I took my sketchpad with me today, just in case inspiration struck again and I guess my mind just brought me here and I lost track of time watching them." She nods towards the mother duck and her ducklings swimming around in the water.

The general looks in the direction Clarke indicates for a moment, if only to hide the smile she's been fighting. She turns back to Clarke, who's now gathering her things. "Let's see it then."

Clarke complies and shows Anya the drawing. The war hardened general will never admit to it but she enjoys seeing Clarke's artwork. Seeing the world through the sky girl's eyes reminds her the world still holds beauty. She nods her head once she's done taking it all in.

"What do you think?" Clarke asks.

"Lexa will be more forgiving of you for being late to your own bonding ceremony."

"We won't be late if you get a move on." Clarke says already a few paces ahead of Anya. The older woman lets out a sigh, this was certainly not part of her training, she thinks before she catches up to Clarke and the two make their way to the bathing tent.


The two made it back with enough time for Clarke to be prepared and Lexa was none the wiser of her houmon's earlier disappearance. A story Lexa would laugh at later when an exasperated Anya told her what had happened.