If Eric thinks I did something right, I must have done it wrong.

I note how calm she looks and how focused she is. She is well-practiced in the art of losing herself. I can't say the same of myself.

But I understand now what Tori said about her tattoo representing a fear she overcame-a reminder of where she was, as well as a reminder of who she is now. Maybe there is a way to honor my old life as I embrace my new one. "yes," I say. "Three of these flying birds." I touch my collarbone, marking the path of their flight-toward my heart. One for each member of the family I left behind.

I would be shocked by the lack of security if we were not at Amity headquarters. They often straddle the line between trust and stupidity.

Please. They're like the Cult of Four.

No factions? A world in which no one knows who they are or where they fit? I can't even fathom it. I imagine only chaos and isolation.

It's easy to be brave when they're not my fears.