she's the one i want | clexa {au}

| 9, commander |

after a long while of riding, i saw something i thought i'd never see again: my kingdom. i was the queen now. i was in charge.

the gates opened quickly as soon as lincoln and i approached. as we entered the walls, cheering followed us in. i smiled and waved at everyone. i saw my friends who were on the verge of tears, just like the other citizens. i was home.

when i got off my horse, i got many greetings. people hugged me and told me they were glad i was back. and hell, i was glad too. my friends gave me a group hug and told me how much they missed me. and i had missed them too.

i held up my hand for quiet, resulting in the kingdom getting silent.

i gestured to lincoln. "this is lincoln. he saved me from the kingdom that imprisoned me. he is now a knight here."

everyone cheered for him and gave him thanks. he looked so happy and relieved, he was finally in a place that accepted him.

i went over to the council, "set up a meeting now."

//

"so all of those clans in the coalition want to start a war with us?" one of the members gaped.

"yes."

"well then let's give them what they want. they killed your father, we can have revenge." the other members nodded and agreement.

i shook my head. "there are twelve armies out there. there is no way we can beat them all."

another member spoke, "we can attack each clan one at a time. they won't have a big war then."

"it's still too many people." i said and thought.

"when you become leader, you must avoid war, clarke."

"whyyyyyy? it's fun, i like to fight!"

"because sometimes it makes you look weak. you need to have more friends than enemies."

"whatever, father! i will do what i want."

"okay my love."

"your highness? is everything alright?"

i shake my head out of thought. "yes, i was thinking about what to do. now i have a better solution."

everyone sat forward.

"these people want to give us war. they want to come out and destroy all of us, catch us when we're weak. because they killed my father and i loved him, they expect me to start a war. but- love is weakness."

"so what are we going to do?"

i smiled, "we're going to make an alliance."

A/N: HAPPY THANKSGIVING