The One Who's Fallen

Chapter 146

For the next hour after we finish talking to Maya, we go talk to my mom and discuss everything with her. Afterwards, she goes off to find some of the guards she trusts to guard the Maunon... Maunkru. I keep forgetting they've changed their name. Next, we go to the nearest courier and send them off to Skaikru to let them know it's safe to head to the Mountain now. Lexa sends the next courier she sees to Polis and the towns along the way to give word that the Mountain is defeated and that we now have allies in those that are left.

After that, we discuss which warriors we think would also be good for guarding the Maunkru. Most are here and we spend a bit going around and explaining their next posts to them. Among the warriors is Artigas, who is ecstatic to be trusted with such a mission. He grasps Lexa's forearm and hugs me tightly before scurrying off to ask Maya what he can do to help.

By the time we're finished with everything, it's dinner time and neither of us want to be anywhere except our tent. So we stay inside, thanking the warrior who brought us dinner. Since we don't want to get any crumbs on our furs, we sit at the table, scooting the chairs so they're right next to each other.

I cuddle up to Lexa as we eat and she wraps her left arm around me so she can still eat but can also hold me close to her. I hum contently as I finish and close me eyes, resting my head on her shoulder. I can feel her body twist to bring the food from the plate to her lips under, how her body twists slightly. I open my eyes when she stops moving. Lexa kisses my forehead softly.

"So what's next?" I question, breaking the silence. "We still have two or three weeks until we have to start heading to Polis."

"We still have Jaha to deal with," Lexa reminds me.

"Shit, right. I forgot he's still alive." I remark.

"For a moment, I did as well. We still have to execute him. Where should we do it?"

"At the Ark station they've been working on fixing up." I say after a moment of contemplation. "And Raven, Anya, and Luna definitely need to be there. Will it be death by a thousand cuts?"

"Yes. And instead of me delivering the final blow, it should be Raven. She is the one that he attempted to kill." Lexa murmurs.

"That's a good idea. When should we do that? I know we'll need to pick him up from the prison in TonDC." I muse.

"A week. It should give us enough time to make certain everything is going well here and time to get to TonDC and then the Skaikru station."

I nod. "Sounds good to me. We should let Raven, Anya, and Luna know about this. Tomorrow. I don't want to go anywhere else today."

"Tired, hodnes (love)?" Lexa murmurs.

I yawn in response, making Lexa's shoulder shake slightly under my head with her laughter. "Like you're not."

"I definitely am," she admits. "Let us go to bed before we fall asleep on these chairs."

I don't answer because my mouth is otherwise occupied with another large, jaw-cracking yawn. I blink my eyes sleepily and allow Lexa to gently lead me over to the bed. We strip out of our clothes and slide underneath the furs, meeting in the middle. My head finds her shoulder again and I drape my arm across her stomach, lying on my side to cuddle with her better.

"Clarke," Lexa says after a minute.

"Hmm?"

"We do have one other thing we need to do. As soon as possible." There's worry in her tone, which wakes me up enough to look up at her and listen intently.

"What is it?" I prompt.

"We need to talk to Maya about getting rid of their weapons. Just letting them exist is dangerous. For everyone, including the Maunkru."

"So you want to destroy them." I say in understanding. "Which things? Because I don't think they'll want to get rid of their guns or stuff like that."

"I do not want to take away their fayogons (guns). Skaikru and Maunkru are welcome to use them, and the twelve clans may someday open their minds to using them. In a few decades, perhaps. What I mean is the bombs you have spoken of, the ones that destroyed the world. The missiles that forced me to kill the Maunon. Their acid fog. These are too dangerous to continue to exist."

"I agree, and I think Maya will too." I say. "We will need Raven and her expertise in mechanics and blowing things up."

"Yes, we will." Lexa agrees and then yawns.

I grin up at her, getting up and resting my weight on me knees and forearms so I can hold myself up over her. I lean down and capture her lips in mine. Her eyes flutter closed a moment before mine do. I kiss her slowly, deeply. We're too tired from everything to go farther. She hums happily against my lips, the vibrations making me smile automatically.

The exhaustion in my veins nearly makes me yawn against Lexa, making her chuckle. The hand she's been using to cup my face gently pushes me back until our lips no longer touch. I rest my forehead against hers and open my eyes to see the beautiful green of her eyes.

Green is a color that became my favorite as soon as I came down to the ground and saw more green than I had ever seen in my life. But when I met her, the shade of green that became my favorite is the one that matches her eyes.

I snap myself out of my haze and smile softly down at her. I move over a bit and lay down, still half on Lexa. She doesn't mind and runs her hand up and down my spine a few times before we begin to fall asleep.

Guys. I had enough free time the other day to write up plans for the next book and whoo, I can't wait for you guys to see it! It's three entire pages long and it's not even plans for the entire book... Which features a lot more of Raven, Luna, and Anya and their relationship ;) It's going to be so fluffy! And we'll see, but I'm currently planning on ending this book after they kill Jaha or when we reach chapter 150, whichever comes first. And next book, there'll probably be a bit of a time jump so it's when they're about to leave for Polis. Unless I have something else planned to happen before that which I've completely forgotten about, which is a real possibility. Also, props to the person who commented and gave me the idea to destroy the weapons! Alright, one last thing. I have no idea what I want the next book to be called and the only thing I've been able to think of is "The Ones on the Ground." I was trying to make it kind of similar to "The One Who's Fallen." Do you guys like it or no? I can think of something else if not! Thank you for reading and for your amazing comments! Stay awesome!