PROLOGUE
Thank you for coming. Today you will select your job here at the Dauntless compound. Choose well, jobs here do not often change. First we start with Christina, what job do you choose?"
A women instructor stood before us in black combat boots and an all-black outfit. She had a hard look on her face but she knew all of us well. She stared at Christina expectantly,
"I choose initiate trainer." She smiled
The women stepped forward and handed Christina a paper then turned to Will,
"Will, what job do you choose to have here at the dauntless compound?" She asked eyeing him curiously.
I knew what Will would choose, so tech savy and smart,
"I choose the position of helping with cameras." He said staring at the wall behind her blankly.
She nodded and also handed him a paper.
After asking Uriah, Lynn, Marlene, and Peter she turned to me.
"Tris I have it noted hear that I must offer you a position of leading the Dauntless. Would you like to take on this job? If not, what is the job that you wish to have?" She asked trying to hide excitement
This was a truth I was not prepared to answer. Could I strip off my top instead, or did I have to answer? I had to think quickly. I knew what I wanted,
"My job selection I would like to take on is leading the Dauntless." I said
I would take this truth on as a dare. It was a dare I would not back down from.
She smiled and handed me a paper.
"I am to escort you to the headquarters of the compound where you will be inducted." She clapped an skipped away, I was on her heels following her.
I looked back at my friends and they smile back at me reassuringly. This was it.
"Repeat after me, I Tris Prior,"
"I Tris Prior,"
"Have chosen to lead the Dauntless,"
"Have chosen to lead the Dauntless,"
"I will be brave, merciless, and fight my fears,"
"I will be brave, merciless, and fight my fears,"
"I will lead through anything, against anything, against anyone,"
"I will lead through anything, against anything, against anyone,"
"I will lead the Dauntless until I grow too old,"
"I will lead the Dauntless until I grow too old,"
"In which I will step down quietly,"
"In which I will step down quietly,"
"But always stay the same,"
"But always stay the same,"
"Brave, merciless, and fearless."
"Brave, merciless, and fearless."
"Tris Prior you are now a Dauntless leader. Congratulations."
Now, the dare had just begun. What is a difference between Truth and Dare, Candor and Dauntless?
I don't know, but maybe one day I will. The only similarity is, no matter what you are brave, and that's all I need to be a Dauntless member.