"You can live off dandelions, you know. I don't know if I ever told you that story back in 13 or not," Katniss says. She's aware that she and Finnick aren't from the same time, which is strange in and of itself, but she cannot help still trusting him. He's one of the few people who understands the panic and the fear that grips her sometimes and helps her find a way to put herself back together.

"They grow in 12 and they can make lean days go a lot further. We never, ever had enough food. I know from my tour that it's the case in other districts too," she says. "But I think it's worst in 12. My family only ate well because I knew the woods."