Fallen | Raven Reyes

A.i

Gwen blended in with the crowd as much as she could before she felt a hand grab her arm and pull her into a corner. "What are you doing here?!"

She clutched her chest and released her breath. "Cheese and crackers, you scared me Layla!"

Layla raised a brow and shook her head lightly. "Gwen, what are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be at your camp with Tanya? How is she anyway I haven't heard from her?"

Gwen realized she never told any of the grounders about Tanya's imprisonment. In her defense she had been a little preoccupied with other stuff. "Ok so first off yes I'm technically supposed to be there, second of all I'm not actually here and third she's fine just held up doing business."

The grounder looked far from convinced. But nonetheless she nodded. "Okay, if you say so."

"I do say so." Gwen then pulled out the knife she recovered earlier. "Thanks, I love it."

Layla gave a small smile. "Yes, well you need to be able to protect yourself. Never forget what we taught you." The blonde shook her head.

"I won't. Have you seen Clarke?"

The grounder shrugged. She turned her head and was met with Nicole's eyes. "I haven't but she might've."

Gwen whipped her head around and made eye contact with Nicole. "Will she talk to me is the question. Or actually I guess the real question is if she'll help me."

Before Layla could say anything Nicole made her way over. Keeping her head low she glared at the two. She looked at the blonde. "You aren't supposed be here." She then turned to Layla. "And Lexa was looking for you." She then leaned in closer. "Want to hear something crazy?"

Gwen raised a brow . She didn't realize Nicole was one for gossip. They had rarely talked. "Always."

"Your friend, Murphy or something. Titus has him trapped here." Nicole nodded softly. "I seen him with my own eyes. I'm not sure why he has him but he does."

The blonde gasped. "I need to find him." She paused. "But I need to get to Clarke. And I have to get back to Octavia and Brandon soon." She snapped her fingers. "Nicole can you help me get to Murphy? Or Clarke?" She faced the other grounder. "And Layla can you get me a horse?"

Both grounders nodded. "We can try."

Gwen smiled. "Good, let's go."

...

Nicole had managed to get Gwen onto the balcony and she listened in on Lexas speech for ascension day. She was listening when some other grounder barged in. "Octavia." She heard Clarke say. The blonde peered in and saw the youngest Blake girl standing in front of the people who barged in.

Next to Octavia was Brandon who was all bloody. Most likely from resisting them. The grounders were talking to Lexa but Gwen was ignoring them and she met Brandon's eyes. What the hell.

Brandon rolled his eyes and gave her a look back. I'm so over this.

The blonde sighed and looked around her for anything she could use to help them. But she knew she couldn't do anything. Not by herself.

Suddenly the flame keeper Titus spoke up. She snapped her head over to him. Could've been saving Murphy. "Skaikru attacked their village. Because their warriors were lost when your people massacred the army we had sent to protect you their village was defenseless."

Gwen had no words. She knew that pike and his followers were being stupid but she didn't know how to stop them other than by killing Pike. But no one would let her.