( what a good adoptive child, doesn't even pitch a fit over bath time.
clarke lets her take the initiative and set the pace, making a note of the ease with which asuka jets off toward the tents and allowing that to offer some comfort that the girl really, truly escaped her trials without any injury. but speaking of injury, lexa is still involved in the elinmaster run, and clarke pauses quite a few times on their walk back to the tents to stare over her shoulder at the crowd in the growing distance. it's a source of conflict, staying behind to watch the remainder of the run and focus, but try not to distract, lexa, or trailing after asuka to assure she's properly fed and cleaned.
it's less of a conscious choice to follow the younger girl, but ultimate she does. winding through people milling about, reaches the tents, and overtakes her in order to lead them both into her sleeping tent where ample water jugs and extra rags were abundant. it's a measure of relief, like always, to peel back the layers around her face and strip heavy gloves off sweaty palms. )
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clarke lets her take the initiative and set the pace, making a note of the ease with which asuka jets off toward the tents and allowing that to offer some comfort that the girl really, truly escaped her trials without any injury. but speaking of injury, lexa is still involved in the elinmaster run, and clarke pauses quite a few times on their walk back to the tents to stare over her shoulder at the crowd in the growing distance. it's a source of conflict, staying behind to watch the remainder of the run and focus, but try not to distract, lexa, or trailing after asuka to assure she's properly fed and cleaned.
it's less of a conscious choice to follow the younger girl, but ultimate she does. winding through people milling about, reaches the tents, and overtakes her in order to lead them both into her sleeping tent where ample water jugs and extra rags were abundant. it's a measure of relief, like always, to peel back the layers around her face and strip heavy gloves off sweaty palms. )
Make yourself comfortable. Are you thirsty?