My Blood

Then help me

The next thing Leoni actually remembered was pacing the Shepard's chambers. It was an all white room decorated with paintings and a large chandelier accompanied by a long table that was all covered in food not that Leoni didn't dare eat

"Thank God for the flame, doubt they serve stuff like this in prison" Gabriel mumbled to himself before tucking into his food

"Hey Leoni. Come and eat yeah?" Octavia stood up and stopped the girl's frantic walking.

"I'm not hungry" she rejected quickly. The girl's eyes were bagged and she was pale. This had become a reoccurring state Leoni found herself in since learning to love. The frantic need to protect and put her own needs and wants aside. What she didn't recognise was that every time she got into that state it almost killed her.

"Then sit with me, tell me about my niece" Octavia coaxed her down to a short sofa where Leoni gave in and laid her head on Octavia's shoulder and tucked her arms around the girl's middle allowing her best friend to comfort her

"She's beautiful" Leoni whispered

"What's her name?" The brunette asked

"Lexa Aurora Blake-Kane" Leoni couldn't help the the small smile that crept up her face

"her middle name...that's my mothers" Octavia smiled and pulled her best friend closer

"i know, i also know how much she meant to you both so" Leoni explained her thought process

"Gabriel's right, without the flame we'd be in cells" Clarke agreed from where she sat at the table but she quickly stood up and started charging out

"Where are you going?" Echo questioned making Leoni look up much to Octavia's dismay. She just wanted the girl to rest

"I'm waking the others and we're getting back to Sanctum" Clarke pledged

"In case you hadn't noticed were under house arrest" Gabriel reminded sarcastically

"No i like it" Leoni stood up
"I want to go and see my daughter" she decided, gripping onto Octavia's sleeve for dear life

"Thank you Leoni!" Clarke turned to the others
"I'm well aware we're in lockup however I'm also aware that our leverage evaporates the second the Shepard puts Leoni in front of that stone" she explained

"So what? How does your plan work?" Indie asked skeptically

"I offer to do it" Leoni caught up to Clarke's thinking
"Once everyone is safely back in Sanctum they'll realise the flame is fried and most likely kill me." Leoni nodded, accepting her fate

"Heda don't be ridiculous" Indie tutted

"You can't do that" Octavia agreed

"We're not gonna let you sacrifice yourself for us" Echo denied strongly and before anymore protestations could be heard the doors opened

"Make way for the Shepard" a guard demanded and then 4 more hustled in before Bill made his appearance

"Exactly the man i was hoping to see. I'm ready to help" Leoni volunteered herself

"No" Octavia whispered and went to stop the altercation but Indie held her back

"But first you let my people go" Leoni let out a sigh. The Shepard looked at her for a second before gesturing to one final guest. A ragged man with about 4 layers of clothes on came stomping in. His hair and beard was long and tangled, his face was dirty and tired and Bellamy...wait...
"Bellamy" Leoni whispered in complete and utter shock. He locked eyes with her and nodded
"But how they-they killed you what is this?" Leoni was suspicious and had every right to be but her breathing quickened regardless and tears pricked at her eyes