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Chapter 15 - Chapter Fifteen - Polis celebration for Orella and her people

Tuesday, 14/10/2149

Dante Wallace, Cage Wallace, Dr Tsing and Carl Emerson were sentenced to death by a thousand cuts. The Commander's first cut led the execution, the 12 clan ambassadors each took a turn, as did Raven, Octavia and myself. It lasted for hours but not as long as the commander would have liked, dying before she could run her sword through their chests

After we had their bodies burned along with every Mount Weather citizen I killed, I went and talked with the 100 people I saved currently staying in the Oval Office as it has its own air filtration system and I wasn't closing the door any time soon

In the next couple of weeks, we will extract bone marrow from volunteers and inject it into the survivors allowing them to live on the ground with the rest of their new clan, The Skai Kliron Kru

On a separate pier Sienna kom trikru, Cade kom Skai Kliron Kru and Deek kom Skai Kliron Kru burned releasing their souls to a better place

"Polis is abuzz with preparations for the celebration in honor of you, Orella, successfully negotiating with the mountain people. In five days' time, the entire city will be commemorating your achievement as the Skai Champion. The news of your identity has quickly spread throughout Polis and is now rippling through the 12 clans," Heda informs me with a gleam in her eye as she lounges on her throne inside her war tent.

"My delegation team and I will make the journey to Polis in four days' time until then we need to talk about the mountain" I declare as I lock eyes with Heda. She nods sagely and rises from her throne, beckoning me to follow her to the war table where a sprawling map of the coalition lands lays before us, each clan distinguished by a unique color and symbol.

"I bestowed upon you the promise of land in exchange for bringing down the mountain. You have upheld your end of the bargain, so I shall uphold mine," Heda declares, her gaze fixed on the map as we both envision the future that lies ahead.

trikru - light green

Azgeda - white

Dalfikru - red

Sangedakru - black

Ingranrona kru - dark blue

Yujieda - brown

Ouskejon kru - light blue

Floukru - purple

Trishanakru - aqua

Podakru - orange

Boudalan - yellow

Louwoda Kliron Kru - pink

Skai Kliron Kru - dark green

"In honour of Sienna Kom Trikru who died protecting my life, Bellamy and I made the heartfelt decision to rename Mount Weather as Mount Sienna"

"Indra and trikru will be honoured, will your people now live in the mountain" I shake my head

"We have lived in a floating metal box our whole lives, we are not about to live in an underground bunker, the ground has become home however we will temporarily be moving in for the rest of autumn and winter" heda nods along

"understandable, the other clans have had moons to prepare for winter, you have had less than one"

"Raven will begin working on those radios I promised"

"mochof orella" Heda acknowledges with gratitude.

"pro heda" I reply respectfully as I take my leave from her tent.

The camp around me is bustling, packing up and getting ready to return to Polis. I, however, grab my horse, Selene, and we ride off to camp.

Back at camp, the hustle and bustle of packing has kicked into high gear. I entrust my horse to Charlotte, who gently tends to her with a soothing touch. I stride purposefully towards Bellamy, my heart pounding with the thrill of our impending journey.

"How's it going?" I call out, catching his eye.

"We're making progress," he replies, enthusiasm sparking in his voice.

"Good, because in three days' time, our delegation team is needed in Polis." I can sense a flicker of doubt crossing his features.

"Why?" he asks, skepticism woven into his tone.

"Polis is hosting a grand celebration in honor of us talking down the mountain," I explain, my mind racing with thoughts of the festivities awaiting us.

"Who are you taking?" he probes, curiosity lighting up his eyes.

"Well, it's Wells, Digg, Octavia, Monty, and you," I answer, watching his expression shift to surprise.

"What for?" he challenges, his brow furrowing slightly.

"Because I don't lead this clan alone," I respond, my voice resolute. "The coalition might only recognize me as the leader of Sky Valley, but I don't." I see his eyes soften, a flicker of understanding passing between us.

"Thank you," he murmurs, gratitude etched in his features.

"Don't thank me yet," I caution him, the weight of reality settling back in. "It will take at least a day's ride to reach Polis, and we can't take weapons unless the commander grants it. I have permission, and so does Octavia, but no one else." A grimace twists Bellamy's face at that, the thrill of the adventure tempered by the seriousness of our situation.

"jaha on the radio" Raven calls out

I leave Bellamy with this new information and go into the dropship taking the headset from Raven who I thank, she just nods walking away

"I have been told you've taken some of my people back to your camp and they haven't returned, what are you doing down their ward" I can feel the heat of his accusation radiating from the speaker.

"I haven't taken anyone jaha" I reply, my voice steady despite the storm brewing inside me. "I offered them all places within my clan, they swore their loyalty to me and my people, be careful how you govern your people jaha I might just take them all from you"

"you can't do this, under ark law I order you to return all my people including the 100 to the main camp" His tone is laced with desperation, a thin veneer over his authority.

"Sorry, Jaha, but my clan and I don't operate under Ark law," I snap back, the edges of my frustration sharpening. "You can't order us around anymore, not now, not ever." I flick off the screen, severing the connection with a sense of finality, the silence echoing the defiance resting heavy in my chest.

exiting the dropship Will jumps into my arms hugging the life out of me

"I missed you so much, where have you been"

"sorry I've been away so much, I've been finding us a new home, a permanent one"

"and did you find it," Murphy says walking up to us

with a smile, I say, "Yes, Mount Sienna, formally Mount Weather and the land around it" Murphy raises an eyebrow in surprise.

"the commander just gave you this land"

"no, trikru did, they don't want it, Indra was happy to hand it over to me, gather everyone around" I declare. As Murphy gathers the camp's attention, I address everyone with Will in my arms.

"You all must have questions, the reason Bellamy is having you all pack up our camp is because I have found us a new home, a permanent one, we are now the owners of Mount Sienna and its surrounding lands however, we will not being living within mount sienna just the land around it however I don't want us to freeze to death and so we will temporarily stay in mount sienna just for autumn and this winter" the crowd around me cheers and they all start to pack faster

"Raven, I need you to retrofit one of the rovers at Mount Sienna to be solar-powered, you have three days, can you do it"

''who do you think did it the first time" Raven retorts.

"wick" I tease her, earning a playful punch in return.

"hey don't hurt my mum, otherwise you'll be forced to live outside during winter" Will says from my arms. Raven and I both look at each other and bust out laughing

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