War Changes People

[Bellamy Blake]

Tag: @abbygriffin

whatever

THE HELL WE WANT

They had done what they set out to do. At least partially. Finn and Murphy had been found and brought back to Arkadia. But, not without a price. Not without war affecting at least one of them. The walk back had been silent, tense . . . Finn was not the same person. As much as he and Finn differed in their points of views, Bellamy couldn't deny how sad it was, to see the one who had been anti gun, all about peace, finally snap under the pressures of war, and fire aimlessly, claiming lives. It would stay with him forever. But there would not only be emotional repercussions.

There were severe physical ones too, because Bellamy knew the Grounders well enough to know that they would not let this go. They'd been at war with these bastards ever since they landed. And this, was just more bloodshed. Once they walked through the gates, Bellamy knew he'd have to deal with the Chancellor over them having broken the law to leave. They directly went against orders, but Bellamy didn't give a damn. When it came to his people, he wouldn't hesitate. When they were greeted at the gate, Bellamy gave Clarke and her mother a moment to be reunited, before stepping closer to Abby.

"We need to talk," he told her, his voice indicating that they needed to do it somewhere private. He had informed Clarke on the way back that he would speak to her mother about this, knowing she was shaken up about what she had seen Finn do. Octavia was too angry -- already having punched Finn on the way back -- and Finn, was in no position to talk to anyone right now. There would be an inquisition, but Bellamy needed to speak to Abby privately first. And Murphy . . . well, it was best that he just keep his mouth shut right now. "Before you do anything," Bellamy continued, referring to potentially punishing them for going against her orders. "Hear me out." This was important, more important than defying a Chancellor.

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Abby had forbidden them to leave camp , Finn and Murphy were not priority and it wasn't because she had Clarke back. It was because she couldn't send them out again so soon but of course, she couldn't tell them that. And then they had gone ahead, leaving camp, defying her orders and Abby was really at her wits end. If they had waited, Abby could have figured something out but no, they had to go off and she knew damn well what their plan was.

Told of the arrival of people, Arkers, at the gate, Abby left to go greet them, being the Chancellor meant more duties than she had when she was simply chief medical officer. Seing who it was, Abby ordered the gates to be opened and though she had a look of disapproval, she still felt relief. Clarke was still alive, and Abby didn't know what she would have done if she had died out there. For a few moments Abby just held onto her daughter, checking her over before looking towards Bell with that look on her face. They'd come back with Finn and Murphy but that still did not excuse him for putting himself and others in danger. Especially her daughter.

She held Clarke, relief evident and although she had duties to attend to, she was a mother first. When she broke the contact, she looked back at Bell as he spoke, biting back a sigh. "Follow me. The rest of you are confined to the camp for the rest of the night. You do not leave the gate." With that said and done, Abby lead him to one of the rooms inside the Ark for more privacy than if they had been outside. "You better have a good reason why I should not punish you for this." Abby spoke once the doors clicked shut behind them. "You didn't just put my daughter in danger, you put yourself in danger." Abby's tone softened at the end, showing that it wasn't just Clarke she cared for. "You want me to hear you out, I'll hear you out." Abby would listen before deciding what her next course of action would be.

If there was going to be a next course of action.

Bellamy Blake

[Bellamy Blake]

Tag: @abbygriffin

whatever

THE HELL WE WANT

When the Chancellor agreed to speak to him, Bellamy gave short nod to the others, perhaps an attempt of reassurance. What they had just witnessed . . . would not leave them for some time. And it needed to be addressed, immediately. There would be repercussions for this and they had to be prepared for them. Bellamy returned his weapons to the guards out there, and then silently followed Abigail into a private room where they could talk more openly. When she told him that he had better had a good reason for not punishing him, the male folded his arms across his chest.

He had been in massive disagreement with Abby's decision, and that was not something he was going to apologize for. Even with her pointing out that he had placed Clarke and himself in danger. "Our people are out there, in danger every second we waste not finding them." But that was a conversation to be had later. Perhaps he said it, just to reveal the lack of apology. Defying the Chancellor wasn't always wise -- that he knew. But, nor was he going to just give in to the ruling of the others. Kane's first words to him had been telling him that he was not in control and that may be true, but Bellamy was far too determined to protect the others.

Right now however, he didn't want to be at odds with Abby or spark that conversation. When she told him that she would hear him out, he took in a slow breath and continued on with the conversation that he intended to have with her. "We found Finn and Murphy at a Grounder village," he began to tell him. "They weren't being held there but . . . things, escalated." Finn had snapped. The trauma of the ground finally catching up to him. "18 of the Grounder villagers were killed." Bellamy paused for a moment. He had purposely used the term villagers, to reveal that they were not warriors. That it had not been a battle; the Arkers had not been defending themselves.