Bellamy’s eyebrows raised when Echo mentioned speaking to Clarke. If talking to the blonde raised concerns, then they must not have had a good conversation, then. Listening to her speak made him frown as she spoke about worrying that she would turn back into the person she used to be. At least Echo did tell Clarke about her past, which Bellamy knew that was a huge step, something she did not do often. It just puzzled him a bit, trying to understand exactly what Echo was inferring or trying to say in that moment. When the female admitted what happened to her in mount weather, his heart went out to Echo.<br/><br/>He reached down to grab her hands, squeezing them both softly. “I’m so sorry to hear that Echo. I’m so sorry you had to go through so much.” Bellamy whispered, pressing a kiss onto her forehead, hoping that he could provide some type of solace for her in that moment, though he knew there was not much one could do in a situation like this. Bellamy could not imagine going through that kind of pain. There was no telling how Echo felt, but she was sure as hell strong to have gotten through it the way she did.<br/><br/>The next words that Echo spoke was not something that Bellamy appreciated. She inferred that Bellamy had more feelings for Clarke, which was false. “I appreciate you thinking about me and what’s best for me so much, but I told you this last night, I told you when we first found Clarke again, and I’m going to tell you again. Yes, we were close, but we were friends. Sleeping together was just that – sleeping together, nothing else involved. I’m telling you there’s nothing to figure out because I already know how I feel.”<br/><br/>Bellamy frowned, not knowing how else he could put this into words that she could understand. “You’ve seen Clarke around me since we’ve gotten back. She barely speaks to me. There’s no feelings there. To me, she’s a good friend and the mother to my child. You, Echo, you are the woman I love. I don’t need to think about it to figure that out. I just know it. I know it without a doubt. How else can I prove it to you?” Bellamy asked, since his word was clearly not enough for Echo.<br/><br/>--<br/><br/>It was not like Raven didn’t make good points. Yeah, they lost a lot of people. Yes, they lost a lot since they got here. However, did risking herself really seem like the best thing here? She talked about not being afraid to die and needing to try and talk to them. Maybe she thought she was being self-righteous or there was something in being a sacrifice for their people, but it hurt, it really did hurt. Did she just think that she could go turn herself in to probably be tortured and killed would be alright? Was he supposed to just move on?<br/><br/>“Raven… just think about what you’re saying right now. I get that you want to make a difference, but this isn’t a way. You’re literally talking about turning yourself in to murderers and violent people. I mean, talking to them and trying to find a compromise is good in theory, but think about this logically. You know they won’t listen. That’s something we should all see already. I don’t think that’s a good idea, Raven. Please, just use your head for a minute.” Bradley sighed, just looking down at his girlfriend.<br/><br/>Why did she seem so eager to die? She talked about not being afraid of it, that was nice, but what about the life they had to live? So, what, fuck him? Is that what she was saying? She did not seem to care what he thought about. “What about me, huh? What happens when they kill you? Am I just supposed to say ‘oh well’ and move on like nothing happened? You know damn good and well I couldn’t do that. Raven, I love you. We promised each other forever. I don’t see why you’re so eager to make sure that forever doesn’t last that long.”<br/><br/>Sighing, he gently stroked his hand through her hair. “Let someone else try to be sacrificial if they want to. Not you. Not you. I won’t let you do it. I’ll keep you here by force if I have to. We still have our lives to live. We’ll win this war. Yes, we’ve lost so many people so far but I can NOT lose you. Do you understand? Not you, Raven. I can’t lose you. I won’t lose you. This isn’t a discussion. Please, just stop thinking this way, stop talking about this. You don’t need to do it.”