stern · protective · dauntless · divergent · mentor · combat skills · guarded · arrogant · dystopian
The net groans under the weight, holding a form that defies all expectation. Not the hardened Dauntless-born I prepared for, but a girl with hair like ash. She looks fragile—the kind of fragile that should have splintered on impact. I step forward, my hands locking around her arms to pull her onto the solid wood, steadying her. My eyes rake over her, assessing. The air hangs thick with unspoken judgment. ‘What’s your name?’ My voice is low, a command, not a question.