Only You Can Make Me Whole Again

chapter 14

Chapter 14

Lexa's POV 

I am sitting in my throne room, waiting for Clarke to radio. I didn't sleep any at all last night. I am so worried about Clarke. I never wanted her to go, but the only alternative was war. I refuse to wage war on Clarke's people.

I just want her safe in my arms. The clan leaders and ambassadors start strolling in. All of them nod to me and I say "Welcome clan leaders and ambassadors."

"Welcome commander of the blood."

I look all around the room. I feel the tension in the air, there are more than a few that do not think that this plan will succeed. "We are gathered here this morning, to listen to Wanheda take down the natronas in Arcadia. In just a few minutes, she will let us know that everything is in place. Then we wait. It shouldn't be but a short time before we hear from her again."

We sit in silence for the next ten minutes before we hear static on the radio. Then Clarke's voice comes in loud and clear, "This is Wanheda just outside of Arcadia."

I grab the radio and answer, "Wanheda, this is the commander, I am here with the leaders of the kongeda."

"Commander, in just a few minutes, Octavia and I should be inside Arcadia. From there you will hear everything that is happening. However, you will not be able to talk to me until it is finished." Clarke says.

"We hear you Wanheda. May your mission be swift, we will be here when it is completed." I say.

There is so much more I would like to say, but there isn't time and we have an audience. "Until then, commander, clan leaders." She says and then there is silence. 

Clarke's POV 

 Octavia and I walk slowly up to the gates and holler out. "Open the gates!" I hear people inside screaming its Octavia and asking if it is Clarke with her. I watch as slowly the gates open. Before I know it Octavia is on the ground. Just as the gates close Miller rushes up to me.

He hits me in the face and kicks my knees out from under me. I hit the ground hard. He then leans over and it looks like he is going to hit me again. Instead he leans over and grabs my shoulder and attaches the microphone. Thank goodness he grabbed the right shoulder instead of the left. I would have surely cried out then. 

I look at him defiantly, and he yells behind him. "Hey Bellamy,  Pike, guess who decided to come home."

I glance behind my shoulder and see not only Pike and Bellamy, but most of Arcadia is filling out. Someone in the crowd calls out, "Clarke, is it true, Did you attack Bellamy when you were here last?" I see it is Monty. He is trying to start the conversation. I know he has been working with Raven.

"I did not. Bellamy" I spit out before Pike grabs my arm and the crowd can hear me wimper.

He grabbed my shoulder where Titus shot me. That's when someone in the crowd calls out,  I think it is Monroe."This is Clarke, we should all hear what she has to say."

I hear most agree with her. I give Pike a smug look and start my speech, "People of Arcadia, when we first landed on the ground, we didn't know there were people already her surviving. We were invaders on this land. True we didn't want to start a war with the people that were here. We just wanted to survive. The council sent us down here with no resources and no clue on how to survive. Naturally, we made mistakes that can never be unmade. Then I made an alliance with the commander."

I pause for a second and continue, "We all sacrificed alot for the alliance. Then we marched on the mountain. No one could have predicted what would happen then. Both people of the alliance had lost too much at that point in time, but no one more than the commander. She had lost more than 700 of her warriors by then and more were dying. They were dropping like flies. The commander made the only choice she could at the time. She retreated, and left us there."