Talk:Grounders/Azgeda/@comment-25602163-20160313183207

so i feel a very game of thrones style "ice nation masterplan" coming on in the show and here's why

everything we know so far points out ice nation are cunning and sneaky and emerson is important.

so from season 2 - emerson would want revenge, displayed tactical and politics knowledge and intent  to break the grounder-ark alliance. forced to flee from mt weather extermination. nia has history with lexa knows her "weakness" and is noted as being ruthless and savvy, also apparently exiled roan as punishment by lexa for costia. ice nation is stated as being more ruthless having to survive in the icy north. roan would presumably be innocent in his banishmentand may dislike lexa too.

so the ice nation march on polis, roan captures clarke and takes her to lexa, season 2 intel from nia sources and emerson would note lexa likes clarke, the ambassador makes this connection in the meeting so its presumably common gossip. the farm station arkers arrive at the same time, maybe the ice nation subtly pushed them there and they have been at war while the trikru land arkers have been at peace. we saw anya's grounders use observation and intel gathering to their advantage against the 100. they knew pike would use mount weather against the treaty, echo convieniently was nearby to deliver the message to allow the mountain to be destroyed and also exposed in the summit to the clans, pike would react as he does and the grounders coalition would be fractured.

at this point emerson states nia would have her war - the war is between the grounders and sky people not azgeda and trikru.

they note nia expected the trial by combat to occur, and may even have allowed herself to be killed by lexa if roan is in on the plot. ontari is on lexa's throne in the season 3 trailer and it hasnt happened in an episode yet,

so the masterplan : the ice nation plotted pike's rise to power to start the war for their own goals.