Stable
Alicia kept control while she worked to try and calm Lexa’s nearly overwhelming rush of emotions. She spoke to Anya in between Lexa’s bouts of panic, who took the new information like a champ. She laughed just as hard as Lexa had when Alicia told her Clarke had slapped Titus.
“I always did hate that asshole. He’s so uptight!” Anya smirked.
‘So were you!’ Lexa pointed out for Alicia to hear. The conversation was interrupted when Elyza let out a soft whimper of pain. Both girls moved to her side instantly. Alicia felt Lexa’s anxiety start to grow again as Anya looked Elyza over.
“She’s burning up…” Anya sighed.
“What does that mean…?” Alicia asked.
“We need to cool her down. Fast.” Anya replied, shaking her head. Alicia rooted through the packs for the fever reducer she knew she’d grabbed two runs prior and brought it back to Anya who was setting a cool damp rag over Elyza’s forehead.
“This will have to do.” Anya nodded, crushing two of the pills up and stirring them into water which she forced down Elyza’s throat, holding her hand over the unconscious girls mouth and nose to force her to swallow.
“I need to see if I can’t find other things to help, I’m going to go. I’ll be back but until then, watch her, keep a constant eye on her temperature and cool her down as much as you can. I don’t know if she’ll come too again yet because of the pain but if she does, give her something easy to eat and keep her hydrated. If that natrona tries anything, kill him or beat him to even more of a pulp.” Anya instructed, her voice becoming a growl as she glared at Finn.
“Lexa, what does natrona mean in your language?” Alicia asked once Anya left.
‘Traitor. It is the word for traitor.’ Lexa replied in a growl. She was itching to hit Finn. Elyza let out another whimper and Lexa forced her way into the driver’s seat. She sat and gently eased Elyza’s head into her lap, stroking her hair and humming a lullaby Anya had long ago taught her to help her with the nightmares being the Commander caused.
“She’s going to be ok… She has to be ok…” Lexa told herself. Anya was gone until the next day. The older warrior returned with a bag of herbs and the tools to get them the way she needed them.
“Where the hell did you go?” Alicia demanded. She and Lexa had been taking turns resting and it was Lexa’s turn.
“I found an herbal shop that was relatively untouched and took everything I needed.” Anya shrugged. She set some water in a small pot above the fire and then pulled out a mortar and pestle, grinding various plants into a fine dust before adding them to the water. She sprinkled some of them into a can of soup and handed it to Alicia who looked at her with narrowed eyes.
“Relax. It’ll help you sleep, you both definitely need it. Drink it and rest, I’ll look after things now.” Anya promised. Alicia felt Lexa nod in her head before sighing and looking down at the can warily. She took a few large sips, draining the warm liquid before feeling its effects. The herbs gently eased her into sleep, making her drowsier and drowsier until she had no choice but to lay down and let sleep take her. Anya waited and tucked a blanket around the sleeping girl.
“I was soo right about those two… Indra owes me her best buckskin and the prime tent spot for two war months.” Anya sighed with a grin. She finished making her herbal brew and waited for it to cool before giving it in sips to Elyza. When it was gone she set about making a slave Nyko had taught her long ago and putting it over the gunshot wound. When she was satisfied with her work she turned to pay attention to Alicia/Lexa.
“Things are never easy for you, are they kid…” She muttered to herself, tucking the girl better into the sleeping bag and redoing the braids Lexa always wore. For some reason she was sure Alicia wouldn’t mind too much. Anya kept the fire going throughout the day, every few hours making more of the brew to give to Elyza to keep her fever down and replacing the salve over the wound on her stomach. Every so often Lexa/Alicia would start to stir and Anya would sit next to her, rubbing her back in the way she knew would keep Lexa calm enough to sleep again while humming the lullaby she’d once taught the young commander. She knew Lexa would only worry and bug poor Alicia when they woke up again and decided they both needed as much rest as they could get. Both Anya and Elyza would need the two to be calm in order to get anything even close to productive done. Anya moved away from Alicia and Lexa when Elyza began to whimper and cough.
“Alic…. L-Lex…” Elyza rasped, instantly looking for her companions.
“Shhh. You’re ok, they’re asleep. They need to rest too.” Anya soothed, helping the girl drink some water to wet her dry throat. Elyza nodded and thanked her.
“I saw what you did. Why’d you jump the bullet like that?” Anya asked, replacing the warm rag with a cooler one over Elyza’s forehead.
“Couldn’t… Couldn’t let her die like that again. Clarke would be worse than devastated.” Elyza panted.
“What do you mean again? What happened? How did Lexa die?” Anya demanded.
“Titus… Was aiming for Clarke with a gun… Lexa heard the noise and…. Came in…. She got hit by a stray bullet… meant for Clarke… She… She bled out in Clarke’s arms…” Elyza did her best to explain. Anya was silent. So many things between the two girls made sense now. Lexa was terrified of losing Clarke the same way Clarke had lost her. Elyza had done what Clarke would’ve and jumped a bullet to keep Lexa from going the same way again. They were in love.
“You two are some ridicules sort of soul mates.” Anya smirked. Indra totally lost their bet. When she found her again she was definitely going to collect her winnings. Elyza was able to drink most of a can of soup and a can of water before passing back out again. Anya had gotten her to take some more painkillers as well. Anya checked Finn’s ropes and gag, removing it to force some of the sleeping herbs down his throat. She waited for him to pass out before replacing the gag and deciding she should probably try to sleep herself. Elyza was stable. She’d live to see this dawn.