"At the cost of not being able to leave." But that was how it had been in Chicago, before we escaped. Only here, I feel safe. No one hunts me because of the way I think or don't think. I have found friends. It's a price that becomes less dear the longer I stay here.

"I'm eighteen and a half now. I think. I lost some time when I arrived, but...here I am." Stronger, more tattooed, grown up a little. "We don't have to be fugitives here. Not because of my Divergence or our Factions. There are no Factions here, but it's not like Evelyn's city."

It's factionless and it functions.

"And before you laugh. She's a rabbit."