xxvi. act twenty-six

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"You don't
Have to keep
Him in
Lockup."
Someone was arguing
From the outside.
The outside.
Where was I?
I blinked my eyes open,
Looking around.
I was on the ground
Of a prison.
I rolled over,
And pretended to cough.
A guard outside,
Peeked in,
And I reached for my
Knife,
As he opened the door.
But I realized
It was missing.
"Lance?"
Spacewalker asked.
Clearly,
It was his voice.
I looked up,
And grinned slowly.
"Finn? Where are we?"
I asked,
As he rushed to me.
Spacewalker grinned back,
And hugged me.
"It's okay.
You're safe
Here."
He said finally,
As we pulled apart.
I looked around again,
And narrowed my eyes
At a guard
With a gun
Aimed at me.
"Where are my things?"
I asked,
Noticing
That
June's
Helmet
Was gone.
Spacewalker nodded
To a man
With brown hair.
Probably
In his thirties.
A guard.
He nodded his head,
And I was about
To protest,
When another guard
Came
And gave me June's
Cover.
"Where's my knife?"
I asked,
After putting it back on
And making sure
My face paint
Was still intact.
Spacewalker cleared
His throat,
And lead me out.
I passed a few people,
And took my hand
From his,
Shooting glares
At the people I passed.
It wasn't fair
That Skaikru's
Soldiers
Weren't burned
To crisps,
Like Trikru's were.
There were a few kids,
And I stared
As they played.
"Why aren't
They training?"
I whispered to
Spacewalker,
As some people
Backed away.
They were
Dressed differently.
Like the teenage Sky People
From the drop ship.
They didn't have
Face paint
Or armor
Or weapons.
Nothing.
Even our elders
And youth
Had those things.
Spacewalker said nothing,
Until we got to
The gate,
Where a horse was waiting.
"We're not
Grounders."
He said,
Before nodding
To the horse.
"I have to go
Look for
Clarke."
He announced,
Taking my glove-covered
Hands again.
I narrowed my eyes,
But didn't pull away.
"Like hell
You are.
It's dangerous
Out there."
I said,
Glancing at the horse.
"I have to get back
To Trikru."
I added after
A few seconds.
Spacewalker frowned.
The words he said next
Made me
Regret
Everything.
"You really think
Anya
Would take you back?"

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