[Neither can he, now. Not ever. Not with something like this lurking around the corner. Somewhere in there he hears, and recoils from, the news that Katniss tried to kill herself. Tried. Past tense, because it is in the past of this Katniss. This isn't the same girl he knows.
Then he'll have to learn the new Katniss. But for now...
For now, his days as himself are numbered. Coming to Luceti has given him time before that happens. As bad as the Malnosso are, at least their hijacking is temporary. Brief. It made him happy.
He wants to go back to his room. Maybe cry. But he doesn't want to leave her, either. She needs him. And just as immediately, he needs her. She never has realized how much he has needed her in order to be okay. She thinks he's strong for her, when his strength comes from her. She always has been the strong one. Instead, he sits quietly, hunched, glassy eyes boring a hole into the floor.]
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Then he'll have to learn the new Katniss. But for now...
For now, his days as himself are numbered. Coming to Luceti has given him time before that happens. As bad as the Malnosso are, at least their hijacking is temporary. Brief. It made him happy.
He wants to go back to his room. Maybe cry. But he doesn't want to leave her, either. She needs him. And just as immediately, he needs her. She never has realized how much he has needed her in order to be okay. She thinks he's strong for her, when his strength comes from her. She always has been the strong one. Instead, he sits quietly, hunched, glassy eyes boring a hole into the floor.]