Голодные игры

           "Readytodoit?"Isay,pullingonmypack.

           "Dowhat?"saysRue,butbythewayshebouncesup,youcantellshe’supforwhateverIpropose.

           "TodaywetakeouttheCareers’food,"Isay.

           "Really?How?"Youcanseetheglintofexcitementinhereyes.Inthisway,she’sexactlytheoppositeofPrimforwhomadventuresareanordeal.

           "Noidea.Comeon,we’llfigureoutaplanwhilewehunt,"Isay.

           Wedon’tgetmuchhuntingdonethoughbecauseI’mtoobusygettingeveryscrapofinformationIcanoutofRueabouttheCareers’base.She’sonlybeenintospyonthembriefly,butshe’sobservant.Theyhavesetuptheircampbesidethelake.Theirsupplystashisaboutthirtyyardsaway.Duringtheday,they’vebeenleavinganothertribute,theboyfromDistrict3,towatchoverthesupplies.

           "TheboyfromDistrictThree?"Iask."He’sworkingwiththem?"

           "Yes,hestaysatthecampfull-time.Hegotstung,too,whentheydrewthetrackerjackersinbythelake,"saysRue."Iguesstheyagreedtolethimliveifheactedastheirguard.Buthe’snotverybig."

           "Whatweaponsdoeshehave?"Iask.

           "NotmuchthatIcouldsee.Aspear.Hemightbeabletoholdafewofusoffwiththat,butThreshcouldkillhimeasily,"saysRue.

           "Andthefood’sjustoutintheopen?"Isay.Shenods."Something’snotquiterightaboutthatwholesetup."

           "Iknow.ButIcouldn’ttellwhatexactly,"saysRue."Katniss,evenifyoucouldgettothefood,howwouldyougetridofit?"

           "Burnit.Dumpitinthelake.Soakitinfuel."