The Skaiprisa

Chapter 39

We arrive back at the battlefield and it's clear we used Raven's bombs the ground has huge craters in it and fire being put out.

"Heda" I hear some warrior chant and then Anya comings running over, her arm is in some kinda sling and she has wound all over her and a limp.

"Costia," Anya says surprise looking at Costia tied up and gagged being lead by Ryder. "That's not important right now..." she trails off and looks at the medical tent.

"What is it, Anya!" I snap, I'm exhausted it's been a long three days of battle and getting into the castle.

"It's Clarke, she hasn't woken" I push Anya out of my way and run to the medical tent, Pulling the tent flaps open is see Clarke's covers in blood and bruises as she lays unconscious.

"What happened," I ask Abby's who's currently putting some cloth around Clarke's head.

"She set off the bombs she way too close, the impact blow her backwards and she smashed her head on a rock, she's dislocated her left shoulder and she also had bits of shrapnel all in her body, but her armour protected her from the worse of it" Abby explain I don't understand the shrapnel part.

"She'll survive tho right," I ask weakly, I already feel emotional like tears are going to flow from my eyes at any minute.

"She'll survive, just a concussion and a few broken ribs and bruising, the shrapnel has all be removed" I let out a sigh I didn't even know I way holding.

"Once Clarke wakes we make our way back to Polis, I'll stay with her," I say and Abby nods before going to cheek additional patients.

"Hey, I thought I told you to stay safe" I whisper to Clarke. "You just like to be injured don't you" I stroke her long blond hair and watch her steady breathing.
I lay down next to Clarke and wrap my arm around her and take in her scent even mixed with sweat and smoke she smells like home.

After a few hours I hear Clarke start groaning, she whines slightly and I sit up.

"Hey, shush, just relax, your alright" I whisper to try and comfort her.

"Lex," she says in a raspy voice, she opens her piercing blue eyes and looks up at me, I smile and kiss her nose which she then scrunched up. "My head" she groans.

"You have a concussion, take it easy" I tell her and she just cuddles into me, her head rest on my upper chest and I can feel her breathing on my skin, which cause goosebumps.

"Commander we have to get back to..." Indra stops as she see me and Clarke cuddled up together. "Im sorry to interpret," she says looking down.

"Speak Indra, just be quite" Indra nods her head and then paces.

"We need to get back to Polis, the prisoner is provoking our men and we've been back here for hours" I listen to everything Indra says. I respect Indra she's proven she's loyal to me and the coalition.

"We leave in when the sun rises" she nods and leaves the tent.

There's about an hour before sunrise, so I ask for food to be brought to us.
I put my armour back on and get Clarke some clean clothes.

"Heda, it's time" Anya says walking in, she looks at Clarke still lead asleep on the bed. "Has she woken?" she asks stepping further into the tent and taking a seat.

"Yeah, I'm about to wake her again then Nyko can cheek her just before we leave"

"Ill leave you too it then, we need to leave soon, I'll send Nyko in" we share a nod and she leaves.

I gently shake Clarkes arm. "Hey you need to wake up" I say and she groans turning around. "Clarke come on hodnes wake up" she groans again.

"I'm awake" she groans and then whimpers as she move to quickly.

Nyko walks in, "shes wake I see" he walks over and I help Clarke sit up, Suddenly she vomits everywhere.

"Lex..." Clarke says and then pukes again, I rub her back and she finally has it all up.

"It's the concussion, she's shouldn't ride back to Polis, if she has this much dizziness" Nyko explains and I scoop Clarke up in my arm.

"She can ride with me, back to Polis" I says and Nyko dosn't look like he agrees.

"Its a three day ride to polis, Heda she not just got a concussion, she has an open head wound and dislocated shoulder and she had bits of metal in her body" Nyko says, Clarke looks up at me with sad eyes.

"How did you remove the bits of metal?" I ask Nyko and he looks at Clarke.

"Abby took them out in surgery right after Anya found her in the field blooding out"

"How many days do you think till she be able to ride?" I ask Nyko look like he's thinking for a few minutes.

"A month, she's got a lot of injury Heda, but you can try if she rides with someone" I nod my head and Nyko leaves.

"You'll ride on candles with me, okay let's get you into some clean clothes" Clarke nods and I help her change, her body is wrapped in bandages and she's can barely stand on her own.

I carry Clarke out of the tent and Anya had brought Candle to us. I help Clarke up and she softly whimpers in pain. I get up behind her and she leans back into me.

"Move out" I commander as everyone is ready, the long journey begins back to polis.

...

Okay, okay don't have me I was doing so well with the updates but work is literally crazy at the moment and I'm swamped in homework. But every second I have to write I do spend doing that.

I hope you like this chapter and again I'm so sorry for the late update.

Vote and comment please 🙏