Chapter 21

           Intheremaininghoursbeforenightfall,Igatherrocksanddomybesttocamouflagetheopeningofthecave.It’saslowandarduousprocess,butafteralotofsweatingandshiftingthingsaround,I’mprettypleasedwithmywork,Thecavenowappearstobepartofalargerpileofrocks,likesomanyinthevicinity.IcanstillcrawlintoPeetathroughasmallopening,butit’sundetectablefromtheoutside.That’sgood,becauseI’llneedtosharethatsleepingbagagaintonight.Also,ifIdon’tmakeitbackfromthefeast,Peetawillbehiddenbutnotentirelyimprisoned.AlthoughIdoubthecanhangonmuchlongerwithoutmedicine.IfIdieatthefeast,District12isn’tlikelytohaveavictor.

           Imakeamealoutofthesmaller,bonierfishthatinhabitthestreamdownhere,filleverywatercontainerandpurifyit,andcleanmyweapons.I’veninearrowsleftinall.IdebateleavingtheknifewithPeetasohe’llhavesomeprotectionwhileI’mgone,butthere’sreallynopoint.Hewasrightaboutcamouflagebeinghisfinaldefense.ButIstillmighthaveusefortheknife.WhoknowswhatI’llencounter?

           HerearesomethingsI’mfairlycertainof.ThatatleastCato,Clove,andThreshwillbeonhandwhenthefeaststarts.I’mnotsureaboutFoxfacesincedirectconfrontationisn’therstyleorherforte.She’sevensmallerthanIamandunarmed,unlessshe’spickedupsomeweaponsrecently.She’llprobablybehangingsomewherenearby,seeingwhatshecanscavenge.Buttheotherthree.I’mgoingtohavemyhandsfull.