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The Journey	By : beautifullysevere Category: A through F > Divergent (series) > Divergent (series) Views: 2286 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: Based on the world of Divergent, which I do NOT own. Anything familiar is clearly not mine. The rest is mine though, so please don't use it without my knowledge. Thank you. Also, no money/profit is made from this story.

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They made it to the hub, meeting up with the members of the Dauntless guard that had traveled there with the other royals that day. The Royals had already boarded their own planes to head back to their Factions, so the guard was just waiting on Eric and Freya to arrive before they all headed back to Dauntless.
The flight was fairly uneventful. Really the only thing that happened was Freya realizing that she had quite an effect on the men of Dauntless. She overheard several of them talking about how attractive she was, and how tough she must have been to have survived being alone with Eric. They tried to get information out of Eric about their journey but he refused to tell them anything and by the end of the flight he looked as though he would kill the next person who chose to speak to him.
They landed in Dauntless in the early afternoon Freya tried to talk with Eric as they were getting off the plane but as soon as her feet hit the ground in Dauntless she was whisked away by the royal attendants. They took her to her suite, which consisted of two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a sitting area. Once she had a proper shower, which felt absolutely amazing, a doctor came into her room to assess her injuries and heal her. She was very thankful for the amazing work that Erudite did in that moment as the doctor put a paste on her side, covered it with a plastic pad that was hooked to a computer. The Doctor pressed a button and within five minutes her ribs were completely healed.
"That's amazing, thank you, Doctor," she said as he took the pad off of her and wiped up the remaining paste.
"Haha, I guess it's been a while since you've had the luxury of all of Erudite's medical goodies. Also, feel free to call me Alex, Princess." he replied, "Here is some lotion that will get rid of all your bruises, and I can get rid of those cuts for you as well, just a moment." He cleared up the bone healing equipment and retrieved a small, pen-shaped device from his bag. It took him all of a minute to heal every cut on her, making it look as though they never existed at all.
Freya got up off the portable exam table and walked over to the full-length mirror that hung next to the main door of her suite. She started putting the paste on the bruises and they all disappeared within minutes. "Wow, this stuff is awesome! Thank you, Alex."
"My pleasure Princess. Is there anything else I can do for you before I head back down to the infirmary?" he asked, gathering up the last of his gear.
"Umm, yeah. I need to put in a request for birth control. You know, just in case." she said shyly.
"Not a problem Princess, I figured you might want some so I brought it with me." He pulled out a small vial with blue liquid in it and handed it to her. "Here drink this, you'll be good for six months. I'll note it in your profile and another vial will be sent to you when you need it."
"Well, that was a lot easier than I expected," she said as she downed the liquid, nearly gagging on the awful taste. "Ok, that was disgusting."
"Hahaha, yeah. We are still working on making it more palatable. See you at the ball tomorrow night.....and welcome home Princess." he said as he exited her room.
As soon as Eric returned to Dauntless he headed to the throne room to speak with the King and Queen. Upon entering he saw the Queen's face light up and the King smiled. He made his way to them and did a quick salute before speaking.
"We have returned. The Princess is in her rooms now with Doctor Alex. She sustained a few injuries on her journey, but nothing that won't be healed before you could even make it to her to greet her."
The Queen said a quick thank you to Eric and a farewell to the King before she was literally running to go see her daughter. Eric found the Queen's excitement endearing although he would never admit that to anyone. He had come from a rather cold family in Erudite, but that was pretty typical for the Faction. Too concerned with acquiring knowledge to ever let loose, have fun, or show emotion.
"Thank you, Eric. Let's go to my study, I'm sure you could use a drink and I want to hear about the whole journey." said the King.
Eric followed the King to his study and sat down in the chair he was offered. King Malachi, known to his close Elite Guard as Malic, brought a bottle of very fine whiskey to Eric and then sat down opposite him. "If I remember my own initiate journey correctly I think you'll need most of that bottle" he laughed "it was horrendous."
"Yeah, thanks Malic. It was pretty rough."
"So, how did she do?" the King asked.
"The Princess is amazing. Much stronger than she looks. She held her own, hell she even saved my life. She's ready to lead." Eric said, trying to sound as neutral as possible when speaking of the woman he secretly loved.
"Very good! Niru trained her well then eh?" the King said, more of a statement than a question.
Eric grimaced internally, being reminded once again that he would never have Freya the way he wanted her. Not when her heart clearly belonged to Niru. However, he didn't want to let the King know any of this. It wasn't his place to air out the Princess's laundry so to speak. "Yes, Niru has lived up to his reputation for sure. She could be a member of the Elite Guard tomorrow and not have any issues at all."
"Amazing! So good to hear. Thank you, Eric, thank you for ensuring her safety."
"Yes, Sir. I would like to make a formal request to the King if you would permit me."
"No need to be so formal Eric, but go on."
"I wish to return to the Elite Guard as soon as possible."
"Oh really? I thought that you were enjoying being in the heart of Dauntless life again. What's changed?"
Eric hesitated. He couldn't tell the King that he was trying to get away from the Princess. That seeing her every day would drive him insane with need and longing. Malic would lay him out in a heartbeat, he was sure of it. "I guess I just miss the action," he said, hoping the King didn't notice his hesitation.
If he did notice he gave no indication of it. "Sorry Eric, I want you to continue your guard of my daughter until the new initiation cycle then I really need you train the new initiates. Four is just too soft on them when you aren't there. Freya can help with the initiate training that way you can continue to be her guard until she chooses a mate."
Be the Princess's personal guard? He couldn't do it. He knew what all that entailed. He would have to live in her suite with her. Be with her nearly every waking moment. He couldn't do it. He had to find a way out. "Her choosing a mate could be three years from now Malic. Maybe I could go with the guard until the initiates arrive? Then I could help with the training cycle and return to the guard after. There are plenty of capable soldiers that could watch over the Princess."
"No, I want you to do it. End of discussion. I'll make you a deal though." the King said.
"Go on" Eric replied impatiently.
"I know my daughter, and I know that no amount of training could ever get her to be less stubborn in her personal life decisions. It's going to be a pain getting her to choose a mate, I know it. Convince her to choose someone soon. When she chooses a mate you will be allowed to end your guard over her. I'll still need you to train initiates but you can return to the Elite Guard in between cycles."
"How the hell am I suppose to convince her of that?" he asked. After spending all that time with her he was almost certain that she was in love with Niru, and if she was as stubborn as the King believed her to be then she wouldn't choose a mate while in love with someone else. Niru was bound to his duty to the monastery for another five years. She wouldn't be able to choose him as a mate. Eric was fucked and he knew it.
"Make her see reason of course. Use what's left of that Erudite mind of yours. Simply convince her that it's for the good of the Faction and marriage isn't such a bad thing."
"I'll see what I can do."
"Good, that's what I like to hear. Well, I'll let you get cleaned up. Don't forget that the ball tomorrow night is formal. Thanks again Eric."
"Yes, Sir. See you Malic."
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