The Future Queen and King of Dauntless

Chapter 29

Tris POV

I don't know how long I look out my window but I can't take it any longer. I walk to my door and open it the guard looks at me with questioning eyes.

"I'm going for a walk, escort me please."

I hold my head up high regal. The guard nods and follows behind me. We walk down a random hall I have yet to explore, I see a stairwell.

"Where does that lead?" I ask while pointing at the stairs.

"To the cellar malady."

I take a look at the old stairwell and notice how dusty and unused it is. I take a step closer.

"Go and get Eric NOW!"

The guard quickly nods and runs off in the opposite direction. A few moments later I hear multiple footsteps. I cautiously turn around worried that I am being ambushed, I relax and let out a breath when I notice it is the guard returning with Eric and another solider.

"Princess?"

"Look Eric see all the dust everywhere on this stairwell." He nods. I take a step closer and he follows. "So then why is there a small line on the wall, doesn't that look fresh?"

"Princess stay up here, dauntless follow me." He gives me a pointed look.

Eric and the soldiers walk stealthy down the steps leaving me alone once again. The heck with this I think to myself as I take the stairs two at a time as quiet as possible.

As I near the bottom of the stairwell I can hear a scuffle. I slink around the side of the wall and see the dauntless and Eric fighting two masked men. I assume they are men at least based on their bulk. I look to the corner and gasp. I walk carefully and quietly not wanting to draw attention towards the slumped figure on the ground. His head in a black bag and hands tied behind him. I kneel before him and carefully remove the bag.

Tobias.

His eyes are closed and I would think he was asleep if it wasn't for the large bump at the base of his neck. I look around and spot a large hook on a shelf, quickly grabbing it I get the restraints off of Tobias. His arms fall limply to his sides. I tap his check.

"Four" I whisper shout still not wanting to draw attention to us. No response.

"Four!" I yell in his ear, causing the two masked men to stop in their tracks as the dauntless guards tackle them to the ground and tie them up. Eric comes running up to me.

"I thought I told you to stay upstairs." He is mad, but I really don't care.

"Too bad now help me get him upstairs."

Eric bends down and places his shoulders under Tobias raising him up to his limp feet.

"Guards bring those two to the holding cell. I will deal with them later. Understood."

"Yes Sir" the soldiers reply simultaneously.

Eric slowly gets Tobias up the stairs with me trailing behind helping Eric with Tobias' feet. Once we get back to the main floor he places Tobias flat on the ground.

"Is he alright?" I ask, visibly shaking.

"He is breathing, he should be fine once he wakes up he got a pretty bad hit to the head. Will most likely be out a couple of hours. You did good princess I doubt we would have spotted that faint clue tonight most likely they would have been gone by morning when we would have noticed it. But, it is my job to protect you and everyone else so when I tell you to stay you need to stay, understand?"