The 100 Things and Such.

Black & Blue: XII

"Tell me about her." Clarke sighed happily as she rested her head in my lap.

Ash'on had strict orders to watch over the camp while I was away, Auk'tava or Octavia as I should try getting used to calling her, were keeping Auntie company and planning her trip back to our home.

In the days after the sky trials, my wife was busied with fixing the rest of our nation and mostly petty arguements between the other clans, things my presence was otherwise deemed unnecessary in.
Since I am no longer the official for my clan in their discussions, I don't need to be there.
I trust Den'eol to do what's best for our country in the discussions and ultimately, my thoughts always weigh in his judgements.

So I've spent my relaxed days with the Sky's Princess.

"My Leksa?" You chuckle softly, thinking of the rather annoyed but neutral stare of your wife, while she addressed her babbling counsil. "She.. I could never ask for a more perfect mate."

The lighthearted air around your words caught her attention as you thought over your words.

"I never thought I would marry, honestly.. I never wanted to marry the Heda." I admit. "I had to for my people, whether I wanted it or not. I had to move here and live here, bring part of my army here, and eat with these people I never trusted, yet I signed the agreement and I came here to save what I love. I got here and there was Anya, I was younger than her, I am only weeks older than Leksa, who I started to train, as I did for all of them."

"They were much weaker than me.. I could take them all on at once and almost every one of them could see over my head. They were easily wounded and worn down, eventually they all learned, but Leksa was so quick.. She was fast at learning and quick at thinking, but she was a warrior unlike the rest. She could never beat me in hand to hand combat, of course but still, she was very clever even for a nightblood." Clarke was enjoying the story as I played with her hair.

"Anya and I never married but the documents I sighed never specified that I had to marry her, just that I had to wed Heda, Heda can be any or all of them, but I belong to them while they are in power. When Leksa took the throne, I had to ignore some of the more wild urges I had, the thoughts of being with her in the way I was meant to.." I thought for a moment. "She was with someone, although they decided not to be together.. The girl was killed. It made Heda weary, yet she eventually accepted the things she felt and we became intimate. The more we were together, the more I felt for her, longer I would linger in her presence and less and less could I be away from her, she felt less hatred, less pain, I could see warmth in her eyes, different from the fire that still burns, sometimes impossibly hot.. We fell in love as if we were meant to be that way, as if it were written by fate. She made me believe things I never thought I would, I would like to believe I have had this effect on her aw well.."

"I think you have that effect on everyone, (Y/n)." The blonde admitted in a sleepy tone as she looked up at you. "I'm sure she's different with you."

"She is different to me and different for me, but you and I see the same woman, Klark. You chose to fear her as most do, I can understand, that much power should scare anyone. I can see beyond that, I can see who she is because I do not fear losing anything to her." I explained. "I sometimes fear losing her.. As I feared losing you, losing Auk'tava. I would do anything to see the people I care for thrive."

"You show love and acceptance over power.. So that's your strength? Heda finds her strength in her power."

"Heda is weak only to her people. They hold her back and disagree with her when she makes progress. They are regrettably set in their way, but Leksa.." I sighed, not knowing the right words. "This world would have been a very dark place for you if she was what you think she is.. I would give my life before letting her light fade from this place, but I am not one to die easily, Klark."