Katniss was in high spirits today as she bounded out to the woods to meet Wesley for their lesson in survival skills. She had confirmation that her greatest fear -- and the president's last threat -- had been no more than just that: an idle threat. No one was watching her here ( Read more... )

Katniss wasn't imagining the huge, huge insects as she moved towards the woods for her morning hunt. She took down a few of them, collecting her arrows and cleaning them off on the leg of her pants as she went. They were like roaches, but far too large ( Read more... )

Katniss didn't want to do this, but she knew it was necessary. So she made sure to distract herself with menial tasks -- making sure to pack a bag for Rue to take with her (however unnecessary that might seem), showing her the wonder of cupcakes (a new Katniss discovery) that morning -- she even took as long as possible to lace up her boots ( Read more... )