During this encounter, Evelyn threatens Tris, telling her that she is 'permanent' in Four's life and that Tris is only 'temporary'. That evening, Tris overhears a conversation between Four and Evelyn, during which Evelyn tells Four to convince the Dauntless to join the factionless. The train car is full of armed factionless, including former Dauntless initiate Edward. Tris is surprised to learn that the factionless are numerous and have established a society where people seem happy. The group is led to the factionless leader, Four's mother Evelyn Johnson, who was previously thought to be dead. Tris, Four, Caleb, and Susan Black escape by jumping onto a train. During this, an Erudite woman aims at Peter and Tris unintentionally saves his life. During the Erudite's search of the compound, however, Four's tattoos give the group away, and a gunfight begins. Tris sees this and warns the others, who dress in Amity clothes in order to blend in. Erudite and Dauntless traitors soon arrive at Amity to detain the Abnegation. Tris later confronts Marcus, but he refuses to reveal anything. Tris overhears Marcus confessing to the Amity speaker, Johanna Reyes, that Abnegation's leaders died to protect a secret. Amity issues a statement that all factions may seek refuge there as long as they reside in peace.

Starting where the last book left off, Tris, Four, Caleb Prior, Peter Hayes, and Marcus Eaton travel to Amity, where several surviving Abnegation are settled in. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable-and even more powerful. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves-and herself-while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.

One choice can transform you-or it can destroy you.

Second divergent book