It takes a while, but soon all of the initiates are standing in the entrance to the Dauntless compound. Lauren and I lead them through a tunnel into a room connected to more tunnels. There, we stop. Since there is hardly any light in these tunnels, I can hear several of the initiates walking straight into the person in front of them. I try not to smile.

"This is where we divide", Lauren announces. "The Dauntless-born initiates are with me. I assume you don't need a tour of the place."

She smiles at her initiates and beckon for them to follow her. They do and disappear into another tunnel. Only nine initiates remain, and they are with me. I notice that there is no Amity among them, and only one Stiff. The rest are Candor and Erudite.

SO now that Lauren is gone, it's my turn to speak.

"Most of the time I work in the control room", I tell them. "But for the next few weeks, I'm your instructor. My name is Four."

"Four?" a Candor girl asks me. "Like the number?"

Luckily, I was prepared for this to happen.

"Yes", I say coldly, daring her to challenge me. "Is there a problem?"

"No", the girl replies.

"Good", I say. "We're about to go into the Pit, which you will some day learn to love. It-"

I'm interrupted again.

"The Pit?" the same girl says, voice full of sarcasm. "Clever name."

I narrow my eyes. That's it. I already knew the Candor always spoke their mind, but she is no longer a Candor. I do not have time or patience for unnecessary comments.

I walk up to her. "What's your name?" I ask her with a low, threatening voice.

"Christina", she squeaks, eyes narrowed in fear. Good.

"Well, Christina", I say. "If I wanted to put up with Candor smart-mouths, I would have joined their faction. The first lesson you will learn from me is to keep your mouth shut. Got that?"

She nods.

I turn and start walking through the tunnel again. I hope they all learned not to question me.

We soon reach the Pit. Even though I may not have joined Dauntless for the right reasons, in here I feel at home. People running around, laughing.

I look back at the initiates. They are looking around like lost puppies.

"If you follow me, I will show you the chasm", I tell them.

I walk to the right of the Pit, approaching the railing above the chasm. I can hear the water now, smashing against rocks. When we close up, I feel mist touching my side.

The initiates lean curiously over the railing, looking down at the river.

"The chasm reminds us that there is a fine line between bravery and idiocy", I explain, shouting over the noise. "A dare devil jump off this ledge will end your life. It has happened before and it will happen again. You've been warned."

With that, I turn around again and walk toward the dining hall. I didn't realize until now how hungry I was.