Brave new world

Chapter 20

Clarke's POV

We were finally back in Sanctum. Our landing thankfully went smoothly and we made our way to the castle.

Soldiers were protecting the gate but as soon as they recognised us they let us pass and someone went to fetch Indra.

Niylah however was the first to see us.

"Welcome back. It's good to see you after all this time."

We greeted her back but we didn't have time to say anything else as Indra came in the room.

She seemed happy, as happy as Indra can be of course, until she noticed everyone with us. Her strutting came to a halt as she blinked at us.

"Who are all these people and what the hell are they doing here?"

"Before you attack, let us explain please." Octavia said calmly.

She stared at Octavia unamused, so octavia continued.

"These people used to live on Bardo, the other planet we went to. They are now looking for a new home and we thought Sanctum would be a good place for that."

"It would, if it weren't for a small problem. There will be too many people here. Us, these people from Bardo and everyone who already lived here? There's no escaping from war!"

"You're right. Which is why we're going back home, back to earth."

"It's liveable?"

"Yes. We've been there."

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Having left the disciples with Indra to settle down everyone else went to gather the rest of the residents.

I didn't follow them though. I had someone else I needed to see.

Madi.

God, I've missed her so much.

Leaving her behind was incredibly hard but I knew it was the right thing to do.

It didn't change how much I wanted to see her.

I reached the little white house I knew she was living in. She was sitting outside with Picasso by her side, drawing on her sketchbook.

I stayed watching her for a bit revelling in the warm happy feeling I had. Just seeing her made me smile.

She then looked up as if sensing my eyes on her. As soon as she spotted me she gasped and run to me, hugging me tightly.

Immediately I hugged her back. We stayed in each other's embrace for a while without speaking, just soaking up the feeling of home.

And if a few tears escaped my eyes, no-one had to know.

"Clarke, I can't believe you're back! I had missed you so much, I'm so glad you're okay. What happened there? You have to tell me everything! Is everyone alright? Are you arlight? Did you find Octavia?"

"Woah woah slow down, I just came back. We can talk about this later. For now all that's important is that I'm fine, everyone is okay and Octavia is with us. The rest are details. I'll tell you all about it as soon as we're back home."