005 | cold welcome
"Montague?"THEY reach camp only to find Wells Jaha holding another guy in a headlock with a knife, "what the fuck did we just come back to?" Grayson grumbles as he and Monty hold onto Octavia.
"Wells, let him go!" Clarke demands as she rushes over to step-in between the pair that doesn't listen to her words.
Grayson and Monty lead Octavia over to a log so she can rest, "how's your leg, we haven't been exactly letting it rest?" Grayson questions as he looks up to Octavia who gives him a smile.
"I'm alright, Grayson, thank you guys," her smile brings one onto Grayson's face before he looks over to Monty only to find his somber expression.
Grayson feels a tug in his chest at the reminder of what brought that emotion to his face, "Monty..."
"Octavia, are you alright?" A voice calls out making Grayson turn and watch as Octavia's older brother comes to kneel beside her, "where's the food?"
"We didn't make it to Mount Weather," Finn explains as he sits down on another fallen tree along the ground.
Octavia's brother notices the shirt wrapped around his sister's leg as he looks towards Monty and Grayson before back to Finn, "what the hell happened out there?"
A shaky sigh leaves Monty's lip causing Grayson to look down at him with a frown, unsure how to go about providing assurance so instead Grayson places a gentle hand onto his shoulder.
Monty looks up and tries to give a smile before it falls, "well figure this out," Grayson states as he gives his shoulder a squeeze before he drops it back down to his side.
"I guess when the last man from the ground died, he wasn't the only grounder," Finn mentions as he looks towards his brother who's gaze finally meets his with a frown.
Clarke immediately steps into the small area in front of the others, "it's true," she explains while looking around, "everything we thought we knew about the ground is wrong, there are people here, survivors," everyone starts whispering to each other at the idea of others surviving on earth, "the good news is that means we can survive, radiation won't kill us."
"Yeah, that bad news is the Grounders will," Finn mentions as he looks over to his brother and Monty who've chosen to stay silent amongst everything.
Wells notices the lack in numbers when people left to when they came back, "where's the kid with the goggles?"
Grayson looks down at his feet — unable to stand the memory coming back full force only to realize Monty placed a hand on his shoulder, "Grayson, you alright you look like you're gonna hurl."
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