Actually, Katniss isn’t complaining because she has no intention of staying with the “Star Squad,” but she recognizes the necessity of getting to the Capitol before carrying out any plan.

I'm so tired, Katniss.

We fight, we dare, we end our hunger for justice.

We could do it, you know.

I reach out to touch his cheek and he catches my hand and presses it against his lips.

If I feel ragged, my prep team seems in worse condition, knocking back coffee and sharing brightly colored little pills. As far as I can tell, they never get up before noon unless there's some sort of national emergency, like my leg hair.

Since my father died and I stopped trusting my mother, no one else's arms have made me feel this safe.