May rarely looks forward to fights where she knows the outcome, but she must admit that she's itching to see Skye take on Ward. The undefeated champion versus the former Amity girl is a match she never thought would be anything close to fair, but Skye has proven herself to be stronger than any Amity would admit being. Skye is, without a doubt, more Dauntless than she appeared.

But even with Skye's recent improvement, May knows that the fight will end with Skye on the ground. Still, she's interested to see how long the small girl will last. Both fighters take their places. Skye's body language says she's clearly on the defensive, and May doesn't blame her. Ward is tall and strong, and the last person unlucky enough to be paired with him got his shoulder dislocated. His screams as the doctors popped it back into place still echo in May's ears.

Ward launches a few rapid-fire punches at Skye's upper body. She manages to block and dodge the worst of them, before taking a blow to the sternum. She staggers but stays on her feet. She tries to kick him, but he grabs her leg and flips her onto the floor. She lands facedown and does not move.

May checks her watch. Thirty seconds. Not the quickest fight Ward's been in, but certainly faster than she thought Skye would go down. Ward turns and struts toward the edge of the ring.

Both he and May are completely unprepared for what happens next. Skye launches herself off the ground and grabs Ward by the throat, so her entire body weight is being supported by his neck. He falls backward, and Skye manages to move quickly enough so his head strikes the ground. She gets on top of him, straddling his chest. With her left hand on his throat, she raises her right hand to punch.

In an impressive show of strength, he throws her off and positions himself on top of her, reversing their positions from before. She struggles, but he weighs far too much for her to repeat his movements. A few blows to the face, and she passes out underneath him. However, he keeps punching, even when everyone else has noticed that she is down.

"Ward!" May shouts. He doesn't seem to hear her. "Ward! The fight's over. You're done."

He continues to pummel Skye. May leaps into the ring and hauls him off of his unconscious opponent. "You're done," she snarls, shaking him to wake him up from whatever is possessing him. Looking into his eyes, she sees the kind of bloodlust that she hasn't seen in a long time. Then, like a switch has been flipped, he turns back into the quiet loner she's seen through training.

"Sorry, May," he says, standing. "Lost control there for a second." He smiles, as if this is some sort of joke, and leaves the training room.

After getting Skye to the medical center, May marches to the office of her superior and enters without knocking. "Ward is no longer a viable candidate for the leadership role," she announces.

"Oh?" The man lifts his head. "And why's that? Just the other day, you were singing his praises as the best transfer we've had in a long time."

"He just tried to kill another initiate."

"Were they paired in the ring?"

"Yes, and he—"

"So you were there to make sure things didn't get out of hand?"

"Yes, and if I hadn't—"

"Then I see no problem. Lots of people lose their heads in the heat of battle. That doesn't disqualify him for leadership. If anything, it makes him a better candidate. He's Dauntless."

"He's insane!"

The man turns back to his work. "Thank you very much for your input, May. You're dismissed."

"Sir—"

"I said, you're dismissed."