Clarke was alone for 6 months following primfiya. During those months she was left with her thoughts; her only source of sanity being the radio that she hoped allowed her to communicate with Bellamy. When she found Madi it was a godsend, she now had a purpose and a goal for the years ahead: to keep them both safe for the next few years.

Things at first were tough, finding food for one was not easy after the fire but after a few weeks of surviving on small rationed meals Clarke became more in sync with this new world. The animals that had survived were mutated beyond imagination and some species seemed to combine but Clarke managed to understand the behaviours of the strange creatures, making it easier for them to hunt. The animals were also much better at finding water sources than Clarke so she learned to not always kill the creatures but to use their instincts to her advantage.

Madi was not as childlike as Clarke would have hoped. She had seen far too much to have what Clarke deemed a normal childhood but Clarke always tried her best. They would spend afternoons playing games Clarke had enjoyed when she was younger and Clarke was also able to make small board games out of scraps of wood and stones so that they could spend the cold winter evenings inside playing.

After a couple of years their lives together had a sense of normalcy and routine. They were a family. The two were on a hunting trip that took them deep in the woods when they heard something they weren't sure they would ever hear; footsteps, distinctly human and there was more than one of them.

Madi and Clarke drew their weapons, although they were glad they were not the only people left they were also weary, these people may not be friendly. The footsteps were getting closer and they were fast, Clarke pulled Madi in behind her as they braced themselves for the encounter. A small mass of light brown hair was visible through the trees and before they knew it the small girl was hurtling into the clearing giggling and squealing with delight.

Then she saw them, her big blue eyes widened as her lip quivered. The other footsteps too were getting closer. The girl backed up slowly until she was against a tree, not moving her eyes from Clarke and Madi. Clarke was in shock this girl looked to be around five years old making her two when primfiya occurred.

"We're not going to hurt you-" Clarke started in an attempt to comfort the child.

"Eve! Eve, come back it's not funny!" she heard a voice call out from the trees.

As Clarke went to speak again the owner of the voice emerged from the trees; a tall girl with long dark hair, hazel eyes and a smattering of freckles across her nose and cheeks, she looked to be in her late teens. The younger girl, Eve Clarke assumed ran to the girls side hiding behind her much like Madi was doing to Clarke. Her brow furrowed as she stared Clarke out. Clarke noticed the girl was not as shocked as she had been to find other survivors.

Again as Clarke composed herself to speak another figure appeared from the trees, one Clarke thought she'd never see again.

"Lexa?" Clarke stammered.