Free Falling {The 100 Rewrite}

22. Form the Alliance

Adalynn, Abby, and Marcus followed one of the Grounders who had come to gather the three to the tent where Clarke and Lexa disappeared into after the death of Finn Collins. Once they pushed past the curtains, they were met with the scene of Clarke sobbing and shaking as she scrubbed roughly at her hands, trying to get rid of her love's blood. Adalynn's stomach turned at sight from a mixture of grief and fear.

Abby approached her daughter in silence, kneeling in front of her and covering her hands with her own.

"They would have tortured him. I had to. I-" Clarke's sobs were cut off by her mother who pulled her into a tight hug, reassuring her that it would all be okay. Adalynn stepped forward to try to console her friend only for her father to pull her back. When she looked up to him, he only shook his head, a sad expression crossing his features; Adalynn understood Marcus' silent message.

It didn't matter anyways as Gustus appeared at the entrance of the tent.

"The Commander is ready to talk."

The members of the Ark stood close to one another as they watched Lexa enter followed by Indra and more of her soldiers. With grace and power, she took strides to sit upon her throne that was centered in the tent.

"Blood has answered blood. Some on my side have said that is not enough. They wanted the murderer to suffer as our tradition demands." Lexa started, eyes glancing between the four before landing on the youngest of them, "But they do not know that your suffering will be worse. What you did tonight will haunt you until the end of your days. Still there will be restitution. The body will be given to Tondc. Murderer and murdered joined by fire. Only then can we have peace."

"No. No, we've done enough." Marcus Kane interrupted from his spot beside his daughter, "The boy should be buried by his people."

"Enough?" Indra questioned as she stood to the left of Lexa, her anger at this alliance was clear, "We were owed the pain of eighteen deaths. We were owed our righteous kill. My village deserves justice."

"You don't want justice. You want vengeance." Abby spoke up next. It only seemed to anger the woman further who stepped closer to them.

"You have not seen my vengeance."

"We'll do it." Adalynn stopped the conversation, eyes glancing to the blonde on her right as she nodded her head in agreement, "But when it is over, we talk about how to get our people out of Mount Weather. All of our people."

"We want the same things, Adalynn." The Commander spoke again.

"Good." The two locked eyes, neither of them faltering even though Adalynn was terrified of this unknown deep inside of her.

"When do we leave?" Clarke cut the silent staring contest off.

"Now." Lexa stood from her throne, "Choose your attendants."

With that, The Commander and her people left almost as fast as they entered, leaving the four alone again.

"Clarke, you don't have to do this." The doctor tried reasoning with her child, standing in front of her.

"Yes I do." There was nothing behind her eyes as she spoke, "If this truce doesn't hold I killed Finn for nothing."

Clarke was the next to leave and with a sparring glance to her father, Adalynn followed the girl back out into the chilled night. Flickers of fire lit the camp in a warm glow. Clarke let out a shaky sigh that caused Adalynn to look at her to notice her staring to the left of her. She followed the blonde's gaze and it landed on Raven. She sat on the muddy ground leaning over Finn's body, even from their place a few meters away, the girls could hear her cries over the loss of her love.