Costia.

Chapter I

- Commander, someone wants to talk to you.

- Who is that? Gustus, I am busy. I do not have time to handle secondary issues.

- I don't know who she is. She says she needs to talk to you, She claims that it's important, and that you will regret not listening.

- She? – Lexa was curious. And curiosity was not something she felt every day.

- Yeah... I'm sorry Heda, I'll tell her to leave inmediately.

- No. Let her in.

Someone came in.

- Who do you think you are to present yourself in front of me, to threaten me. I hope you have something worth listening to.

- I want to speak in private. – The girl seemed decided.

- Alright. Leave us. – Lexa agreed.

Everyone in the room left. You could see concern in Gustus' eyes while he was closing the door behing him. Nevertheless, he said nothing.

- Now, talk. – Lexa stood up.

- You are in danger.

- How do you dare?! – Lexa was getting angry. – How you dare to come to my Clan, to ask to talk to me and to tell me I'm in danger. Leave. Now.

- No, Commander, listen to me, please. – The girl was in tears. – Anya told me you would listen.

- How do you know her? Tell me.

- I'm her sister...

- No you are not! Don't you lie to me! Anya had no family!

- That's not true! She had me. She made everyone believe she had no one so she wouldn't put me in danger. To be commander is to be alone. You know that, Lexa.

Lexa was shocked. Her eyes were wide open. She didn't want to believe what that girl was saying but... Deep inside her, something told her she was telling the truth.

- What's your name? – She asked.

- Costia. – Answered the girl, carefully.

- Alright, Costia. Now tell me, why should I believe you? I swear that, if you are lying, it will cost you your life.

Costia hesitated.

- You are a nightblood. You were born with special qualities, you are tought, and brave, you are seen as a visionary. You've been trained since you were two and Anya made you her second-in-command at the age of ten...

- Stop. – Lexa was astonished. – How do you know all this?

- Anya... She told me. She really cared about you.

Lexa sat in the throne. She hid her face on her hands and took a deep breath. After everything that was going on, all the problems she was dealing with, a girl that was Anya's mystery sister came to tell her she was in danger. That was just too much for one day.

- Tell me, please, why am I in danger.

- Azgeda... Queen Nia knows about your plans of uniting the 12th Clans in order to fight Mount Weather. She doesn't want that. She wants the Coalition, but she doesn't want you. She says you are too weak for that.

- I'm not.

- I know. And she knows it too. She just says you are week as an excuse to justify her acts. She fears you. She knows you are different. You are a threat for her, for her power.

- No one will follow her.

- They already have. Ice Nation has always been a huge enemy of the Woods Clan, so they joined the Queen the momento she asked them too. Unluckily, they are not the only ones. Delfikru and Boudalan are the only two considering seriously to help Nia to take you down, but that doesn't mean the others won't join. You have people from the Ice Nation seeping between your citizens. They are going to try to learn your secrets and your weaknesses, and they are going to try to convince the people to stop following you. You never know who is next to you and who's against... Trust no one.

- Why are you warning me?- a poker-faced Lexa asked. Her feeling won't show, not now.

- I want my sister back, same as you. Both of us know that, as soon as Nia gets the power, she will do nothing for the prisoners in Mount Weather. She does not care about anyone, she just cares about herself.

Gustus, followed by two soldiers, burst into the room.

- Heda, we've problems.

- I guess so, you never come with good news, do you? – Lexa stood up and walked towards the door. – Thank you, Costia.

- May we meet again.