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𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗺
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𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘆 ❞
- 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝘀

𝗔𝘃𝗮'𝘀 𝗣𝗢𝗩

I stand on the balcony near the room I've been staying in for the past week and my brain once again wanders to Bellamy and my friends.

are they looking for me? are they okay? God, I hope they're okay

As I watch the city of Polis below me, I feel someone walk up to me from behind. I turn my head and Clarke smiles at me softly.

"Clarke" I gasp, wrapping her in a tight hug.

She hugs me back tightly and I let out a sigh of relief knowing the blonde is alive and safe. We pull away and she looks like she has a lot on her mind.

"What are you thinking about, Blondie?" I ask her curiously.

"Lexa spoke to me earlier" The blonde explains "Skaikru are coming to get us. At sundown there will be a summit"

"A summit?" I question in confusion.

"Lexa wants Skaikru to become the 13th clan so we will be protected from Azgeda. In my opinion she's just doing this to prove she's not weak" Clarke rants, walking back and forth in anger.

"How would that prove she's not weak?" I wonder aloud.

"In order to become the 13th clan, you and I must bow down to her" The older blonde tells me and I raise my brows.

"I see" I mumble, unsure of how to feel.

"It's a joke. She's a joke" Clarke snaps angrily.

"Clarke, wait" I sigh, grabbing her arm gently to stop her from pacing "This might be a good thing"

"How is bowing down to a traitor a good thing?" She scoffs.

"If we're part of the coalition, we wouldn't need to worry about another war. We'd all been the same side" I explain and she thinks about it for a minute.

Before she can reply, I hear heavy footsteps nearing us and we turn to see Roan.

"Well, if it isn't the Prince of Azgeda" Clarke announces snappily.

"Don't be fooled" He states, walking out onto the balcony "I'm a prisoner here, same as both of you"

"You're the reason we're prisoners here" I sneer angrily.

"Relax, Wanlida. I'm here to help you" He tells me and I scoff loudly.

"Sure you are" Clarke says sarcastically.

We all look out at the view of Polis and I share a look of suspicion with Clarke.

"Commander promised to lift my banishment if I delivered you safely" Roan says to the older blonde "She broke our deal"

"If Lexa just wanted Clarke then why did you take me?" I ask in disbelief.

"I thought you'd sweeten the deal" He smirks "I guess your beauty has no effect on the Commander"

I roll my eyes and look back out at Polis, not wanting to look at his irritating face any longer.

"I'm willing to strike a new deal with you so we can all go home" Roan declares.

"We're already going home" Clarke says matter of factly.

"Then you won't have a chance to get what you really want" He replies and I frown in confusion.

"What would you know about what I want?" Clarke snarls.

"I saw the look on your face when I took that hood off" He answers "You want revenge"

Everything starts to make sense in my brain and I let out a short laugh.

"You want to kill her" I speak up and he slyly nods his head.

"So kill her" Clarke huffs, turning away.

"You two can get close. I can't" He argues before looking straight at the both of us "You'll find knives under your beds when you return to your rooms. I've already bought enough of the guards to get you out of here"

I share a look of uncertainty with Clarke as the Prince continues to speak.

"If you do this, Azgeda will take control of the coalition, and you'll find a strong and grateful ally in the Ice Queen" He explains.

"Why should we trust her? From what I hear, she's worse than Lexa" Clarke snaps.

"That's because you've been talking to Lexa" He retorts "Look. We're all trying to do what's right for our people. This is what's right for yours"

"Don't you dare try and tell us what's right for our people" I warn him, grabbing Clarke's hand and tugging her away.

We reach my temporary room and Clarke sits down on the bed.

"What do you think we should do?" The older blonde asks me.

I pace for a few minutes before letting out a sigh and sitting down next to her.

"Truthfully, I don't know" I admit "As much as I think the coalition is a good idea, the deal with Azgeda sounds tempting"

"I know, I feel the same way" She nods.

"If anyone of us can get closest to Lexa, it's you, Clarke" I tell her "Do what you feel is right, and I'll support your decision no matter which one it is"

"Thank you, Ava" Clarke smiles softly.

"Don't mention it" I grin.

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As I'm laid on the bed, toying with the knife Roan left for me, the door opens and I quickly stash the knife under the pillow. I look up and see Clarke with two guards.

"Blondie?" I question the girl.

"I couldn't do it" She admits and I smile.

"That's okay" I assure her.

"My mom and Kane are here to get us" She explains "We have to convince them that the coalition is the right move"

"We can do that" I grin, hopping off the bed and skipping my way along behind the guards as they escort us.

We reach the room holding Kane and Abby, and the guards open the doors. Clarke and Abby are quickly in each other's arms and I smile at Kane who opens his arms to me.

I run over to him, hugging the man tightly and he holds me close. As we part, I share a warm smile with Abby and Clarke nods at me.

"We have something to tell you and we don't have much time" I announce.

"Wait a minute" Abby says, looking  at her daughter "Just let me look at you"

"We'll have plenty of time to catch up once we get back home" Kane speaks up, putting a hand on Abby's shoulder.

"The Commander's changing the terms of the summit" Clarke declares.

"Is this because of Mount Weather?" Kane asks worriedly.

"This is because of the Ice Nation" I assure him.

"They want Lexa dead" Clarke adds "They want to take over the coalition"

"That's Lexa's concern, not ours" Abby states.

"No, Abby" Kane cuts in "If Lexa falls, the coalition shatters, and there's no way we avoid that war"

Abby takes in the information and Kane turns to Clarke and I.

"You said there were new terms" Kane says, wanting us to elaborate.

"We become the 13th clan" I declare.

Kane turns, slowly pacing as he tries to process the new information and Abby looks torn.

"13th clan? What does that mean, that we follow Lexa?" Abby asks in disbelief.

"Yes" Clarke answers simply:

"We came here to negotiate a treaty" Abby snaps.

"This is our unity day, mom" Clarke argues "You can be the 13th station, or you can be the 13th clan"

"Marcus?" Abby turns to look at the man.

"The girls are right. I've seen the Ice Nation army, and we don't stand a chance against them. We need to do this" Kane advises the woman and she nods.

"So we become the 13th clan" Abby agrees "Then what? What's gonna stop the Ice Nation?"

"Wanheda" Clarke answers, turning to look at me.

"And Wanlida" I add and the older blonde nods at me.

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I'm escorted back to my room and when I open the door I'm met with two girls with clothes in their hands.

"Can I help you?" I ask in confusion.

"Lexa sent us to help you get ready for the summit" The younger looking one explains and I raise a brow.

"That was nice of her" I comment.

"My name is Lina!" The dark haired girl grins, holding out her hand.

"Ava" I reply, shaking her hand.

"I'm Sylva" The other girl tells me, a lot more calmly and I nod at her with a smile.

Lina is clearly younger and perkier with her black hair, olive complexion and brown eyes while Sylva is older and more down to earth with brunette hair, fair skin and bright blue eyes.

Both girls lay the clothes on the bed and tell me to get in the large tin bath full of steaming water. I do as they say, stripping from my dirty clothes and sitting down in the water. Sylva grabs a cloth and wipes my back, making my eyes widen.

"Well, hello" I joke awkwardly and Lina giggles, tilting my head back before pouring some water on my hair.

"Just relax, Ava" Lina smiles reassuringly and I nod.

Once my body is free of any kind of dirt, Sylva offers me a robe and I accept it gratefully. I climb out the tub and wrap the robe around me, tying it at the waist.

They sit me down on a stool and Lina starts to dry my hair while Sylva fetches a tin which she opens to reveal war paint. I feel Lina start to fiddle around with my hair and Sylva applies the paint to my face. I sit still and close my eyes as the girls hum a tune while doing their thing.

Once they're done, I open my eyes and Lina offers me a hand mirror. I hold it up to my face and the reflection that I see almost doesn't look like myself.

Lina has braided the front of my hair like a crown and left the rest to flow down in it's natural waves. Sylva has covered my eyes with black paint, like a mask, and smudged the paint from my right eye down my cheek.

"Thank you, girls" I smile gratefully and they wave me off.

"Of course, Wanlida" They say in unison.

Lina tugs me off the stool and Sylva picks up a clean set of underwear, handing it to me. I slip them on and let the robe drop to the ground as the girls have a debate over the clothes on the bed. They finally agree on an outfit and Lina skips over to me with clothes in her arms.

Sylva takes a silver material from Lina and I realise it's a corset with black ribbon to lace up the back. The brunette haired girl lifts up my arms, wrapping the material around me and lacing it up tightly.

Lina then kneels down and lifts my feet, one at a time, putting them into a black skirt before pulling it up to my waist and tying it at the back to secure it in place. The skirt flows to my mid thigh and has multiple layers of different dark materials.

Sylvia holds up a shoal and Lina offers me silver shoes but I politely decline, slipping on my black leather jacket and combat boots which makes the girls roll their eyes in amusement when they think I'm not looking.

you can take the girl out of camp but you can't take camp out of the girl

I hear a soft knock on the door and the girls gather up their things.

"Come in!" I call out and the door opens to reveal Clarke who is all dressed up like me.

Lina and Sylva leave, waving goodbye and I make my way over to Clarke.

"Looking good, blondie" I grin teasingly.

"Thanks" She smiles, her cheeks dusting with a light pink "You look great"

"You're gonna make me blush" I coo and she laughs.

"You ready?" She questions hesitantly and I nod.

"Are you?" I ask her and she nods back "Then lead the way"