ROAN CALMLY WAITS at the other’s bedside, hands coming up to fold together behind his back. To give the healer some space to tend to Clarke’s wounds, Roan steps away and comes to stand at the foot of the bed instead. It’s quiet for a few, long moments, and Roan doesn’t even try to hide how he’s letting his gaze roam over Clarke’s body. His eyes are narrowed, taking in the wounds that were clearly meant to inflict pain instead of doing some serious damage.
He doesn’t meet her gaze until she’s done talking and he acknowledges her words with a few nods before he replies. He’s not surprised she doesn’t TRUST him. After all, she has no reason to do so.
“I figured as much,” he starts, slowly. There’s a short pause then and Roan briefly eyes the healer before he gives Clarke a nod. “There are things that need to be taken care of. I will be back later. If you need anything, please call for one of the guards stationed at your door. I’ll make sure they know about it.”
there’s no denying it. she’s GLAD for a moment alone. the healer may be present, but it’s one
less person to be around, one less person to see her so WEAK-- so frail, as if she might just
give in and BREAK at any given moment. it’s not a position she’d ever enjoy being in. if there’s
ONE THING clarke griffin is not-- it’s a damsel in distress. it makes her skin crawl to think that
the only way her torture had stopped, was perhaps at roan’s hands. that it wasn’t something she
could get out of herself. how had she gotten so WEAK that she couldn’t do it for herself.
she curls in on herself when possible-- when the cleaning of her wounds doesn’t prevent such
things. and she’s left just THINKING about this-- about the fact that without roan’s word, nia may
never have stopped. she could have been DEAD soon enough. she hates it, but the fact stands that
she needs to thank him. to find a more sincere way of saying it. even if the words taste bitter on her
tongue. she has to say them and mean it. and find a way to get out of his debt. although perhaps the
fact he did it, means they’re equal. the return for him capturing her in the first place. could she
really forgive him for that? part of her thinks that perhaps-- perhaps the prince of azgeda has just
proved worthy of wanheda’s forgiveness, for saving her life, essentially.
soon enough, she’s fully alone again. and it’s eating away at her. she stared, eyes fixed on the
ground-- forehead still a little clammy after all of the abuse to her tired body. all she can think
about is why he did it. why he intervened and potentially saved her life. she needs ANSWERS.