Голодные игры

           Morelikelyit’djustburnitselfoutandthenwhat?I’dhaveachievednothingandgiventhemfartoomuchinformationaboutmyself.ThatIwashere,thatIhaveanaccomplice,thatIcanusethebowandarrowwithaccuracy.

           There’snoalternative.I’mgoingtohavetogetincloserandseeifIcan’tdiscoverwhatexactlyprotectsthesupplies.Infact,I’mjustabouttorevealmyselfwhenamovementcatchesmyeye.Severalhundredyardstomyright,Iseesomeoneemergefromthewoods.Forasecond,Ithinkit’sRue,butthenIrecognizeFoxface-she’stheonewecouldn’trememberthismorning-creepingoutontotheplain.Whenshedecidesit’ssafe,sherunsforthepyramid,withquick,smallsteps.Justbeforeshereachesthecircleofsuppliesthathavebeenlitteredaroundthepyramid,shestops,searchestheground,andcarefullyplacesherfeetonaspot.Thenshebeginstoapproachthepyramidwithstrangelittlehops,sometimeslandingononefoot,teeteringslightly,sometimesriskingafewsteps.Atonepoint,shelaunchesupintheair,overasmallbarrelandlandspoisedonhertiptoes.Butsheovershotslightly,andhermomentumthrowsherforward.Ihearhergiveasharpsquealasherhandshittheground,butnothinghappens.Inamoment,she’sregainedherfeetandcontinuesuntilshehasreachedthebulkofthesupplies.

           So,I’mrightabouttheboobytrap,butit’sclearlymorecomplexthanIhadimagined.Iwasrightaboutthegirl,too.