Голодные игры

           Still,seeinghimonlyaddstomysenseofuneaseoverwhytheCareerswouldpossiblyleavehimasaguard,whytheyhaveallowedhimtoliveatall.

           Allfourtributesseemtostillberecoveringfromthetrackerjackerattack.Evenfromhere,Icanseethelargeswollenlumpsontheirbodies.Theymustnothavehadthesensetoremovethestingers,oriftheydid,notknownabouttheleavesthathealedthem.Apparently,whatevermedicinestheyfoundintheCornucopiahavebeenineffective.

           TheCornucopiasitsinitsoriginalposition,butitsinsideshavebeenpickedclean.Mostofthesupplies,heldincrates,burlapsacks,andplasticbins,arepiledneatlyinapyramidinwhatseemsaquestionabledistancefromthecamp.Othersaresprinkledaroundtheperimeterofthepyramid,almostmimickingthelayoutofsuppliesaroundtheCornucopiaattheonsetoftheGames.Acanopyofnettingthat,asidefromdiscouragingbirds,seemstobeuselesssheltersthepyramiditself.

           Thewholesetupiscompletelyperplexing.Thedistance,thenetting,andthepresenceoftheboyfromDistrict3.Onething’sforsure,destroyingthosesuppliesisnotgoingtobeassimpleasitlooks.Someotherfactorisatplayhere,andI’dbetterstayputuntilIfigureoutwhatitis.Myguessisthepyramidisbooby-trappedinsomemanner.Ithinkofconcealedpits,descendingnets,athreadthatwhenbrokensendsapoisonousdartintoyourheart.Really,thepossibilitiesareendless.

           WhileIammullingovermyoptions,IhearCatoshoutout.