Kom taim den, Heda
Lexa’s pov
It's been four days since I've killed Queen Nia.
I'm on my way to the capital and find myself once again freezing from the cold temperature in Azgeda. Even though it's summer, not even my thickest attire can prevent me from shivering.
Suddenly, an arrow cuts the air just above my head and the next second I have my sword in my hand and scan the area.
Just as my eyes skim over the trees, a girl, maybe a year younger, lets herself drop from a branch. She lands with a soft thud and as soon as she looks up, I recognise her.
It's that girl I saw with Clarke all those years ago. What was her name again?
„Commander. I hope your way here was pleasant." Echo. That was her name.
„Sha, Echo kom Azgeda. Until your arrow was only a few inches away from my face." My answer comes out threateningly, like I intended to.
„Don't worry, heda. That one was not meant for you. If it was, I wouldn't have missed." She nodded her head in the direction where the arrow flew. I turn my gaze behind me and soon enough, I discover a wolf lying on the ground, it's white fur stained with an angry red.
„It would have killed you or one of your guards before any of you would've even noticed it."
I don't miss the lack of respect in the way she speaks to me but I ignore it. For now.
„Mochof, Echo. Since you are here, I assume we aren't far from the town?" It is more of a statement than a question so she just nods and turns around to lead the way.
Before following her, I signal one of the men I've ordered to accompany me to my destination to take the now dead beast with him on his horse.
The castle looks just like I remember it. Another thing I've noticed as I made my way up to the castle were the polite bows and greetings of „Heda" the people made when seeing me. A good sign.
Two guards open the large doors to the throne room for me and I stride through it with my head held high.
I couldn't send a scout to find out who would be the new ice queen because it could and most likely would have been considered a threat so I had absolutely no idea who to expect when walking through those doors.
A certain blonde sits on the throne, twirling a knife between her fingers. That image takes me by surprise and I stop abruptly in my steps.
She's grown to a woman in the years we haven't really seen each other. Her hair is longer, her eyes sharper and her skin even paler. She's gorgeous.
Her gaze lifts and forest meets ice. Neither of us speaks while we stare at each other. I can feel her eyes on me. Clarke is the first to break the silence.
„Heda. Hofli yu edei hir don gon yu liking. (Commander. I hope your way here was to your liking.)" Her face remains stoic but her eyes tell me that she is sincere.
„Sha. Ai sin yu in don fis op yuwas hou. (Yes. I see you made yourself a home.)" I gesture to the room around us.
At this her eyes narrow on me but only for the blink of an eye and I would've missed it if I wasn't so intrigued by the icy blue I can see there.
„Sha. Seintaim though palace don nou ai fos sadon, em don it's perks. (Sha. Even though the palace was not my first choice, it has it's perks.)"
So it wasn't her wish to live here. Interesting.
„Kom we thomzop kom we dison conversation ste, yu most bet nou hir kos strik chichplei. (As nice as this conversation is, you most definitely are not here for small talk.)" Her voice sounds colder than mere seconds ago and it snaps me back to the reason of my presence.
„Radon. Ai ste hir gon as yu op gon pledge yu en yu clans badannes gon ai en kongeda-de gon nodotaim glong raun ogeda twel clans ogeda ona ogonzaun. (Right. I am here to ask you to pledge your and your clans loyalty to me and the coalition to once again join all twelve clans together in peace.)"
„En ai accept. Taim beda ai miya gon polis? (And I accept. When should I come to Polis?)"
That was... easier than expected. I thought it would be like at the time when I asked Queen Nia and I had to stay for almost two weeks full of discussions with her to convince her to accept my proposal.
„Yu na miya ogeda kom ai moron. Den yu mebi na kom daun gon yu duties ona few days. (You can come with me tomorrow. Then you could return to your duties in about two .)"
I notice her expression softening a bit but not enough to be seen by someone who didn't train to read expressions on other faces for nearly their entire life.
„Kei. Ai na miya gon yu trap gon raz kom ai most trusted gona. (Okay. I will come to your camp at dawn with my most trusted warrior.)" I already know who she will bring but I hide the distaste I feel easily.
„Den ai na sin yu in gon raz, ai haiplana. (Then I will see you at dawn, my queen.)"
With that I nod shortly and turn round to leave.
„Kom taim den, Heda. (Until then, commander.)"