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We had camped just outside the limits of the veil zone to pass the night and until we got the signal from Raven that Bellamy and she had managed to get it down. After what happened at Tondc, Ion, Sheda, and I had been helping the injured as much as we could before leaving with the army. I had found Octavia around, sitting down with her in front of a fire and, as it turns out, we had the same questions.
- "So, I've been doing a lot of thinking since you came back from taking down the snipper." –Octavia broke the silence- "How did you come across Clarke again?"
- "Lincoln and I were marching towards high ground when we heard branches crushing next to us." –I repeated the story for her- "We stopped to check what it was and both Clarke and Lexa appeared out of nowhere, covered in cloths as if to hide from someone, although that could have been to blend with their surroundings to take down the snipper."
- "And you believe that?" –Octavia asked with a sardonic tone- "You out of everyone?"
- "Well, I'm trying not to think about the other possible explanation because I don't need to become infuriated with them right now. But it would explain why Abby wasn't frantically looking for Clarke."
- "So, we agree, they knew."
Octavia's tone left no room for discussion, not that I was planning on disagreeing. Still, I tried not to think about it, but I knew one of us could have died because of it, just like Octavia did, and that wasn't helping. We could be dead now and all because Clarke and Lexa chose to save their asses. Clarke came out of Lexa's tent right that second and moved to sit in front of the fire next to us.
- "Everything okay?"
- "You tell us." –Octavia looked at me and then at Clarke, choosing to confront her- "We've been trying to figure out how you're still alive."
- "What are you talking about?" –Clarke tried to sound confident but failed.
- "I knew something was wrong when you almost didn't acknowledge me when you arrived at Tondc." –I looked up at her, following Octavia's cue- "We're just connecting the dots."
- "I saw you there before the missile hit. And then you and Lexa disappear and just happen to survive?"
- "Not to mention how weird you acted when you found out Octavia and I were alive; as if guilt had been eating you alive."
- "Tell me you didn't know it was coming."
Clarke looked to the ground and shook her head before sighing and opening her mouth but nothing came out. The words died in her mouth like all the people we had buried in the city. That was the only confirmation we needed, even if I already knew, but it did nothing but enrage my sister further.
