You're not going to die. I forbid it. All right?" "All right," he whispers.

And she's my fiancee. So if you want to get to him, expect to go through both of us.

At the moment, the choice would be simple. I can survive just fine without either of them.

Katniss....he's still trying to keep you alive.

But after several hours, I go anyway, walking in silent sock feet, so as not to awaken the ghosts.

What have the nibblers ever done for you?" The breeze ruffled her hair, pushing it back from her face, giving him a clear shot of her eyes. They were asking for an answer. Needing to know if she could count on him. "They saved your life," he said. And for just a moment, Luxa's face softened and she smiled.

There were two Avoxes with me in prison. Darius and Lavinia, but the guards mostly called them the redheads. They'd been our servants in the Training Center, so they arrested them, too. I watched them being tortured to death. She was lucky. They used too much voltage and her heart stopped right off. It took days to finish him off. Beating, cutting off parts. They kept asking him questions, but he couldn't speak, he just made these horrible animals sounds. They didn't want information, you know? They wanted me to see it.