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Surprisingly, he just laughs. “Look, I can handle Cato. I<br />

fought him before, didn’t I?”<br />

Yeah, and that turned out great. You ended up dying in a<br />

mud bank. That’s what I want to say, but I can’t. He did save<br />

my life by taking on Cato after all. I try another tactic. “What if<br />

you climbed up in a tree and acted as a lookout while I<br />

hunted?” I say, trying to make it sound like very important<br />

work.<br />

“What if you show me what’s edible around here and go get<br />

us some meat?” he says, mimicking my tone. “Just don’t go far,<br />

in case you need help.”<br />

I sigh and show him some roots to dig. We do need food, no<br />

question. One apple, two rolls, and a blob of cheese the size of<br />

a plum won’t last long. I’ll just go a short distance and hope<br />

Cato is a long way off.<br />

I teach him a bird whistle — not a melody like Rue’s but a<br />

simple two-note whistle — which we can use to communicate<br />

that we’re all right. Fortunately, he’s good at this. Leaving him<br />

with the pack, I head off.<br />

I feel like I’m eleven again, tethered not to the safety of the<br />

fence but to Peeta, allowing myself twenty, maybe thirty yards<br />

of hunting space. Away from him though, the woods come<br />

alive with animal sounds. Reassured by his periodic whistles, I<br />

allow myself to drift farther away, and soon have two rabbits<br />

and a fat squirrel to show for it. I decide it’s enough. I can set<br />

snares and maybe get some fish. With Peeta’s roots, this will<br />

be enough for now.<br />

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